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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » tools question Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  tools question   Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:47 pm Jeremy Veteran Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 154 Hi Guys Just another "just wondering " question from me I was wondering when you guys are working on your air rifles and pistols do you use juts normal screwdrivers or do you only work on your guns with gunsmiths screwdrivers? and are they worth the extra cost? Thanks Jeremy   Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:55 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Yes they are worth the cost. I only have one and it's what you would think of as "normal". Something around 1/4-5/16 _________________ Sean   Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:26 pm Jeremy Veteran Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 154 cool Shawn, where did you pick yours up?   Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:03 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Brownell's...it's a "Grace" http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=6739/Product/GRACE-SCREWDRIVER-SET _________________ Sean   Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:09 am WhitleyStu Veteran Member Joined: 15 Feb 2011 Posts: 202 Location: NE Indiana U.S.A. Years ago I purchased a Chapman 9600 screwdriver set and it has worked with every screw I have needed removed or tightened. Mine has to be at least 15 years old and no broken bits yet... http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-9600-Gun-Screwdriver-Kit/dp/B0002S7YBI   Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:09 pm oddtodd Silver Status Member Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 2029 Location: Richmond, IN USA I like gunsmithing screwdrivers too. They hold a lot better. I even use a couple of mine for working on HVAC units. I am disabled now, but I still use them at least once a week. _________________ Airguns: Two starlings talking "Larry, did you hear that? Larry?? LARRY!!!!"   Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:23 am Jeremy Veteran Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 154 Thanks for the link whitleystu I found them at a website that I buy from but they are charging $65.99 for them, plus $15 shipping.   Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:39 pm Jeremy Veteran Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 154 Hi Guys I was looking at these ones also, does anybody know the quality on them? and how you feel on the pricing? http://www.dlairgun.com/Maintenance/Forster/ http://www.dlairgun.com/Maintenance/Pachmayr/ http://www.dlairgun.com/Maintenance/Wheeler-Engineering/002_28_piece_Space_Saver_Gunsmithing_Screwdriver_Set.html Any thoughts on them? Jeremy   Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:17 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario Can"t say anything bad about Forster...high end PachMayr makes great stuff The third one looks cheap _________________ Sean   Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:21 pm viper2788 Member Joined: 13 Oct 2011 Posts: 98 Location: Montgomery County, MD i use the same tools for everything i do... they were passed down to me and are decades old. but still, theyre made in the usa and from good steel... cant go wrong. so long as you know how to use them, i personally dont think you need "special tools" to perform the same simple tasks. and besides, its not like we take apart our guns every day. frankly, i'd save money on the tools and rather buy more useful parts for you gun.. pellets, lubes and such. 2cents   Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:22 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6929 Location: "Out There" I believe as long as they are hardened steel (not this graphite junk that is being sold everywhere now) and sized correctly- any set should work. The problem comes in when they are graphite and/or poorly hardened or cut. Any tooling supplier should be able to get a good set- you may want to think something like a 'Snap On' vendor as they are everywhere. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:40 pm Jeremy Veteran Member Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 154 wont any tools that are chrome vanadium steel be good?   Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:39 pm SMP Silver Status Member Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 1183 Location: Just south of "Out There"- Land O Lakes Ontario There is one difference in gunsmithing screwdrivers that applies solely to the American standard slot. On a gunsmithing screwdriver there is no taper in the blade. This matches well with the screws used in guns that have extra thick heads and thereby extra deep slots. You end up with a blade that is bearing against material for the entire depth. With a tapered blade obviously its only going to bear against the very top edge. For any other screws such as phillips or robertson you would be well served by a high quality multi tip like a Snap-On Thats why I only own one gunsmithing screwdriver . A standard size slot tip for about $8. Works very well when you tackling a pivot bolt _________________ Sean   Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:31 pm radar Silver Status Member Joined: 13 Nov 2011 Posts: 1138 Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA SMP wrote: ...Thats why I only own one gunsmithing screwdriver . A standard size slot tip for about $8. Works very well when you tackling a pivot bolt What size? I need to stop stoning down my crapsmans and get the real deal. One good size will fit my budget. I find as I get older, and my carpal tunnel gets worse, I can't bear down like I used to, and have buggered up more than one gun screw in the last few months. I file them smooth and touch up the bluing, sure, but once boogered, they always will be.   Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:21 pm WhitleyStu Veteran Member Joined: 15 Feb 2011 Posts: 202 Location: NE Indiana U.S.A. Jeremy wrote: wont any tools that are chrome vanadium steel be good? Jeremy, With gun screws the slot may be the same length, but the width of the slot will vary. That is why a set of gun screwdriver bits will have so many bits, several in each slot length and several in each slot width. Also, when comparing the cost of driver sets make sure you are looking at the same set. 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