I'm trying to find the name and source of a type of screwdriver I once saw in a catalog sold as an "aircraft screwdriver". It was Phillips with a flip out handle that I think was aluminum which could be used to give you more torque. When not needed it folded back 90 degrees back over the handle. It might have been Northern that sold this item.
I want to find and play with one.
a catalog sold as an "aircraft screwdriver". It was Phillips with a flip out handle that I think was aluminum which could be used to give you more torque. When not needed it folded back 90 degrees back over the handle. It might have been Northern that sold this item.
I remember seeing one of those with a slot screw blade, but not a Phillips. The flip out part was half round and hinged to the bottom of the regular wooden handle. It nested around the handle when not flipped out.
I sometimes use an adjustable wrench to add extra torque when using a slot screwdriver with a square shank, but I've never seen a square shanked Phillips screwdriver.
BTW when I was young the adjustable wrenches we sometimes call Crescent wrenches now were known as "Westcotts", because IIRC that was the name of the guy who developed them. Antique tool collectors know them by that name, and they are often found for sale on eBay:
Jeff
My Dad had one, but it was a straight screwdriver, steel blade and aluminum handle. It had to have been made around World War II or earlier. I've not seen one since. I would suspect you'd have to look for it from "some" source of antique tools...
Jerry
in a catalog sold as an "aircraft screwdriver". It was Phillips with a flip out handle that I think was aluminum which could be used to give you more torque. When not needed it folded back 90 degrees back over the handle. It might have been Northern that sold this item.
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Will this work for you:
Good hunting
Jim Vrzal Holiday,Fl.
I have some Phillips screwdrivers with round shanks, but a hex boss below the handle for use with a wrench
Gunner
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If you want more torque, try finding a " Union " screwdriver- has a handle on both ends so 2 men can operate it.
in a catalog sold as an "aircraft screwdriver". It was Phillips with a flip out handle that I think was aluminum which could be used to give you more torque. When not needed it folded back 90 degrees back over the handle. It might have been Northern that sold this item.
That seems to be the same concept, but with plastic and a ratchet. I was bored and thinking of tools I've not seen in a while. My favorite was the squeeze driver from Working Tools.
The other screwdrivers people mentions sound right on, but in slotted, not phillips.
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