I find stubby screwdrivers a little easier to exert downward pressure on if you're dealing with a seized screw on a non-vertical surface, sometimes it just about makes the difference during those crucial first few tries before the head starts to get chewed up. Definitely agree it's worth having multiple similar sizes with different blade thicknesses- the variability in head geometry, drive feature depth and material properties with screws can be huge, especially with old hardware. I never really understood why screw head sizes didn't reach the same level of standardisation that even poor quality nuts and bolts have...
since all useless gadget pander on youtube this is pretty refreshing, i carry a stubby screwdriver at work because im a handyman and it saves me a lot of time not having to go back to my car to pick up a screwdriver, i also have 3 sizes of flathead in my multitool if i need it at that moment but in the toolbox i got a smaller size slim and long philips which rarely gets any use, a tiny flathead for electric connections and a comically huge flathead if i want to cut a slot in a stripped screw. i also got a hex bit screwdriver kit if something im working on got a weird head like torx or security screws. there is also a screw extraction kit in my glovebox if things go wrong. i never thought about having a longer philips in my toolbox but i do have a full screwdriver kit at the workplace with all kinds of head flavors and shaft sizes
@@TheTH-camMechanic specifically Japanese motorcycles. They do not strip like a regular Philips. The Phillips screwdriver was made for production work and automation the JIT was developed for the Japanese hardware
I find stubby screwdrivers a little easier to exert downward pressure on if you're dealing with a seized screw on a non-vertical surface, sometimes it just about makes the difference during those crucial first few tries before the head starts to get chewed up.
Definitely agree it's worth having multiple similar sizes with different blade thicknesses- the variability in head geometry, drive feature depth and material properties with screws can be huge, especially with old hardware. I never really understood why screw head sizes didn't reach the same level of standardisation that even poor quality nuts and bolts have...
since all useless gadget pander on youtube this is pretty refreshing, i carry a stubby screwdriver at work because im a handyman and it saves me a lot of time not having to go back to my car to pick up a screwdriver, i also have 3 sizes of flathead in my multitool if i need it at that moment but in the toolbox i got a smaller size slim and long philips which rarely gets any use, a tiny flathead for electric connections and a comically huge flathead if i want to cut a slot in a stripped screw. i also got a hex bit screwdriver kit if something im working on got a weird head like torx or security screws.
there is also a screw extraction kit in my glovebox if things go wrong. i never thought about having a longer philips in my toolbox but i do have a full screwdriver kit at the workplace with all kinds of head flavors and shaft sizes
I tried to keep it quick.
If you own a MC get a JIS screwdriver. You’ll never stripped a head again. (Japanese industrial standard)
What do you mean MC?
@@TheTH-camMechanic motorcycles
@@TheTH-camMechanic specifically Japanese motorcycles. They do not strip like a regular Philips. The Phillips screwdriver was made for production work and automation the JIT was developed for the Japanese hardware
Interesting. I haven't done a lot of work on motorcycles to know that one. Thank you!