A few weeks ago, while trying to remove a stainless steel machine screw (1/4") from a cast aluminum boat cleat, I actually shattered the tips of two Phillips screwdrivers.
These things were nearly 20 years old. The cleat had a lot of surface corrosion.
I had the cleat clamped up in the vice, and was twisting by hand power alone. (ok, two handed, but WTF?!
Surprised the heck outta me! Don't know my own strength!
I got one screw out of each cleat. The other had to be drilled out.
Ok, so the maintenance is all done and the new cleats are in service.
But one of the screwdrivers is my trusty old Yankee (130B) bought in while in the Navy back 1975.
And that was my only #2 Phillips head bit for it!
I've been all over the net looking for a replacement. Lots of hits in England. A few in China. And I'm not inclined to buy stuff via ebay.
Came across an OBVIOUS solution today involving a regular hex bit and a cut off wheel on a Dremel, but it was too late this evening to try it. Tomorrow (still raining) I'll have a project to do!
But I wanted to ask if anybody here has a source of bits. Or a link maybe (other than ebay)...
Thanks,
Richard