"Pozidriv" [was Re: Tools (was: IBM 5155 analogue display fault]

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "Joe" == Joe R <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com> writes:

 Joe> You mean $napOn!  Checkout the ads in NutsNVolts, you can buy a
 Joe> whole set of interchangeable bits for about $5. That's a
 Joe> fraction of what SnapOn or the TechTool suppliers will charge
 Joe> you for a single bit.

Yes.  The difference is that stuff that cheap typically doesn't fit
and doesn't stand up to use.

I once bought a cheap drillbit set.  What I got was a box full of
pieces of drillrod.  They pretty much all had a spiral groove cut in
the sides, though often only just barely.  And there usually was at
least a trace of a bevel at the tip.  Cutting edge?  Dream on...

Fortunately, the seller honored his money-back guarantee.

That's not to say I now buy my drill bits from SnapOn.  But it does
mean that I avoid Harbor Freight and all their clones for stuff like
this. 

      paul