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     Sevo Tinkerer Username: Sevo Post Number: 63 Registered: 09-2008 Rating: N/A |
A set of decent watch makers/precision mechanics screwdrivers (or a grip with set of blades) to start with. For me, the handle and tip sets in the budget section of serious hardware shops (or the high price segment of hobbyist tool shops) have always worked well enough. Plain blades can (and often have to be) filed to measure - you'll encounter more sizes than any single maker offers. I tend to shun screwdrivers with excessively hardened tips - they are widespread on high-price tools as they won't wear down in factory assembly lines, but they are risky when disassembling stuck screws, as they tend to break and/or foul up the screw where a softer one would have bent before the screw gave way. Besides, they are hard to righten, sharpen and file down. Cross-bladed ones are not as easy to modify - you will have to get hold of a JIS set, or you will foul up Japanese camera screws. |