Small electric srewdriver

robfosters

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I need a small electric screwdriver for a job, but my normal Bosch one is far too big.

Can you get a small pen like electric screwdriver with an assortment of bits that has decent power to drive small screws in? I’m sure someone recommended one on here a while back, but I can’t remember which one is was. It looked perfect though.

Thanks.
 
robfosters said:
Can anyone recommend a particular model or kit please?
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This is the one I've got. It's not especially high torque so I often just turn the stick by hand to start it off and then push the button. Same goes when tightening up, do it up with the button and then give it a little twist at the end to tighten it.

It was £33.99 when I bought it.
 
Feek said:
This is the one I've got. It's not especially high torque so I often just turn the stick by hand to start it off and then push the button. Same goes when tightening up, do it up with the button and then give it a little twist at the end to tighten it.

It was £33.99 when I bought it.
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Thanks, I’ve just ordered the kit with all the bits and things. 8% off so it only cost £2 more than the screwdriver on its own.
 
I don't get the need for electric screw drivers surely it's counter productive.

someone must have made one that transfers the pushing force of a human into a twisting motion on a screw without the need for batteries and with far higher torque than a tiny motor can provide
 
arknor said:
I don't get the need for electric screw drivers surely it's counter productive.
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It's really not. I twist the screwdriver just to loosen it then the electricness does its thing and winds the screw all the way out, far quicker than doing it by hand.
 
Feek said:
It's really not. I twist the screwdriver just to loosen it then the electricness does its thing and winds the screw all the way out, far quicker than doing it by hand.
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but I mean why does electric and motors need to be involved? surely it's simple mechanics
yea okay it's not small but it could be.

seems like an electric fad rather than actually being the best option surely


I guess the electric versions are disposable by nature though and not designed to last even a single life time
 
I have one of those Yankee screwdrivers and not long ago I bought a Hex adapter for it - made it so much more useful.
Unfortunately it isn't very small.
 
arknor said:
but I mean why does electric and motors need to be involved? surely it's simple mechanics
yea okay it's not small but it could be.

seems like an electric fad rather than actually being the best option surely


I guess the electric versions are disposable by nature though and not designed to last even a single life time
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That’s just a Yankee screwdriver. When you’re dealing with delicate electronics, you don’t want to forcing a screwdriver down hard, that’s asking for trouble
 
My dad was a joiner builder for 50+ years. I remember him having them Yankee screwdrivers when I was a kid.

Suffice it to say, once decent electric screwdrivers existed and he discovered them, he never went back to them!
 
arknor said:
you take the same design dimensions and you shrink them by 50% it might take an extra pump or two but its smaller...
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I do hope you are not a mechanical engineer. Bare in mind that we are trying to match the convenience and practicality of a wowstick
 
bazzabear said:
My dad was a joiner builder for 50+ years. I remember him having them Yankee screwdrivers when I was a kid.

Suffice it to say, once decent electric screwdrivers existed and he discovered them, he never went back to them!
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Same here - I have 2 yankee drivers somewhere (from my dad), getting rusty/gathering dust.
 
Wera make a turbo screw driver which does 4 turns to 1 but you have to hold it with 2 hands. You can then push a button to make it normal 1 to 1 screwdriver.
Its all mechanical but comes at a price.
 
I wouldn't use a ratchet screwdriver on delicate stuff, the amount of pressure needed to make it work is far too much.
 
Usel said:
Wera make a turbo screw driver which does 4 turns to 1 but you have to hold it with 2 hands. You can then push a button to make it normal 1 to 1 screwdriver.
Its all mechanical but comes at a price.
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I'm a big Wera fan and have lots of their tools, but hated the turbo driver. As you say you need two hands, then there's a button to press. It's just too much faff and unusable if you have to hold the piece you are working on.
 
arknor said:
but I mean why does electric and motors need to be involved? surely it's simple mechanics
yea okay it's not small but it could be.

seems like an electric fad rather than actually being the best option surely

I guess the electric versions are disposable by nature though and not designed to last even a single life time
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Yeah, I'd totally be comfortable using something like that to screw a motherboard to the standoffs or dismantle a laptop :cry:
 
I have a wow stick kit and it works well for small electronic stuff but as said it doesn’t have much torque so I do the same as previous poster just slightly loosen then press the button.
We also have a full kit at work with a much more expensive driver that has far better torque and has motion control for laptops. It’s very similar to this one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ES15-Precision-Cordless-Electric-Screwdriver-Smart-Motion-Control-Screwdriver-/275047891041?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
 
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