@@6door6four96the only ones I’ve seen that don’t are my tiny ones from harbor freight. But then again the big ones bend when you use them so I can’t imagine how bad the little one would come out
I just showed this to my grandfather. Who's 85 years old, this man is a Craftsman die hard. He called BS went out into the garage. Got a screwdriver and a wrench and then came back. Looking absolutely defeated.😂
I thought this was common knowledge. I've known this for over 30 years.why the old timers carried just a simple toolbox in their vehicle. Didn't need a 9000 piece set like kids now days
Even with different sizes, if you look at them enough, you can eyeball them. I learned the ability to differentiate between two known screws, with different thread counts, just by holding them between my thumb and index finger
17, I was 17 when I accidentally slipped a socket onto my screwdriver and it was snug. Ever since then I've always kept a socket specifically for large handle screwdrivers.
You know it's amazing that the old school hand tools were all made to work with each other like this. Those old timers knew what they were doing. Too bad the whippersnappers they taught didnt listen
But they weren't, and that is why screwdrivers with a hex bolster on them exist. That is also why spinner handles exist. If you're not familiar a spinner handle is a driver handle ( which he calls a nut driver ) with a 1/4 femal drive in the handle so you can put it on a ratchet. The traditional acetate screwdriver handles were commonly hex shaped purely for grip and ergonomics, they are not meant to be used with a wrench. In fact my old Stanley 100 plus screwdrivers have hexagonal acetate handles plus a forged hex bolster proves this, because they knew being able to put a wrench on your screwdriver was useful but did not want you putting a wrench on the handle.
Old timers also retire with a lot of tribal knowledge they don’t pass on properly. It’s a big issue in manufacturing right now with all the boomers retiring.
World is too sensitive for that nowadays... you get reported for waaay less. They'll say you're 'harassing' or 'cyber bullying'. It's really a shame. Happy surfing!
I was about 8 working on my bike and figured it out. Lol Ive been showing people this for over 30yrs now! I love life hacks! Keep um coming No Way Guy!! Love your channel 🤙🏼
4yrs old in the 80’s watching Dad work on his Range Rover and swearing all day ,and playing with his tools and knocking nails into scrap wood was fun .
Keep in mind the relative strength of the materials... a cheaper plastic handle section may break/split due to torque stress. Always use the right tool for the job.
'It's almost like it's MADE for it!' 😅 ...That reminds me of a time when my little brother and I went to the lumber yard to pick up some plywood for my dad. we took our Suburban, and as we were paying for the sheets, my brother (who was, I think, 15-ish at the time) kept asking if I was SURE they'd fit in the truck. ...When they DID fit (of course), my little bro said something like: 'It's a PERFECT fit- It's almost like it was MADE for that!' 😂😅
Hilarious you mentioned that, my dad my grandpa and I went to the lumber yard with an old 3/4 ton suburban and we loaded that thing so full we had to tie the doors closed with a bungee cord and there was not enough room I had to lay on top of the plywood between the plywood and the roof all the way back to Dad's from town. That's almost 20 years ago now.
Man at your age and with all the tools and garage space that you have there's no way you're going to convince me that you just learnt and figured this out.. I remember seeing my grandfather do this with his screwdrivers when I was in elementary school
Just a note, I did this many time with channel locks, but the resin handles would grind down. The screwdrivers today often come with a hex on the shaft to use with a box wrench or adjustable.
Craftsman did that on purpose. My grandpa taught me this 25 yrs ago. Works for sockets too. Old school impact driver. Have the screwdriver under the socket, and beat on the socket while turning the wrench. Back then they used breaker bars on the socket, and hammered the bar at the socket.
16-17 roughly 20+ years ago. Mainly addressing the screws that hold the rotors on my old honda. They were always rusty and stripped easily. Now I use a impact screw driver.
I'm 41 so that would mean I found out about this when I was 13, I was messing around with my step dad's tools and realized that it fit so I started using it when I needed to.
In high school, my auto class teacher used to spend half of the time teaching us stuff that wasn't in the book. We learned a lot more that way. Those were good times.
Some of the older screwdrivers from back in the day had a 1/4 or 1/2 nut built into the end of the handles for throwing on a wrench or correct size socket and ratchet!
If you put it on a hard bolt, you will probably twist the handle off of your screwdriver. We only do it for screws. That is what a screwdriver is used for.
Ive know this for yrs... That's actually how I used my big flathead screwdriver to prime my oil pump ony jeep! Used a socket though to accommodate a drill. And if you have a full tang screwdriver, you can use it as an impact screwdriver and hit it with a hammer as well!!
I learned this around 7-8 years old about the time my dad was working on cars in early 90s most of his tools were just like that screw driver they were quite common.
I learned this trick after getting my first Craftsman tool set at age 13. I saw the connection then. I prolly never would have seen it today. My thinking was just more clear when I was a kid. Don’t ever get old. It sucks.
I new this like 45 years ago. They were made to fit. THEY WERE MADE FOR IT. Other brands like some Snap Ons will have a 10 or 13mm on the shank for a box wrench. Kids today thinking this stuff is all new. It kills me
I'm an idiot when it comes to being handy but I knew about this when I was 10 and used my dad's tool to pretend to hand crank his Oldsmobile. He didn't appreciate the scraping on his bumper but he allowed us to have an imagination.
I grew up in the veteran era, so i learned this before i knew my ABC's 😂. But my family was full of hard workers at age 6 i was already helping my grandpa set up mobile homes. Obviously I was doing all the tool boy stuff and cleaning, but i learned so much stuff like this from people who had to work.
