Making a Philips bit for a Stanley "Yankee" ratchet screwdriver

[@abbeyhall4624]

Bloody brilliant Mr TW. That was both engrossing and rivetingly educational. A well done video production. Good one!

[@nikaxstrophotography]

I have to say that was riveting It had forged my ambition to do more DIY

[@mattylarkspur9858]

i know a lot of ppl temper tools from the bottom up - that way you can stop as you see the blue line reach the tip, plus it leaves the butt end of the tool softer & more resilient

[@TightwadWorkshop]

That does seem like a better method, I'll give it a try next time. Thanks! 😊

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

When was the last time you trimmed your grinding wheel? Looks very off-centre. I have a couple of Yankee drivers I am restoring- but I will make a hex bit adaptor- and a drill chuck.

[@TightwadWorkshop]

You're right, it's been a while. I'll apply the dressing stick to the wheel before I use it next time. A hex adaptor would definitely be more useful, but then I wouldn't have had an excuse to include the forging footage. 🙂

[@Tensquaremetreworkshop]

@@TightwadWorkshop True! And for us Makers, it is the journey, not the destination. I met a guy that makes knives commercially- exclusively from car coil springs.

[@TightwadWorkshop]

Yes, knife-making is a market full of eager customers, but it's just not interesting to me. I'm more of a "make the tools to make the products" type of maker.

[@bogdanaasarbu8038]

A type of screw driver very close in shape to this one was made in Romania before the 90's. It also has this wierd way of fixing the bits

[@garyk5959]

I have several new phillips bits for any size screwdriver. Ebay.. 0, 1, 2 size. For those without a workshop

[@TightwadWorkshop]

One of my neighbours gave me a brand-new-old-stock stanley bit for this screwdriver after I showed him this video. He had several of them hanging on a nail in his shed, but he's lost his screwdriver.

[@rabidkoalamk1624]

Nice

[@MrP88]

Great video. I'm curious though, what made you file the locating notches in rather than use your milling machine? Was it just for variety, or is there some other reason? All the best!

[@TightwadWorkshop]

Well spotted! Yes, it was mostly to show a variety of techniques, and I also enjoy the "bench work" using hand tools. Thanks for commenting, and you might also enjoy this one: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHSrZZd8rM50lbc