Screwdrivers

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• Similar to standard slotted, but tip is straight and has no flare. • For use with small screws and countersinking screws where regular tips...

Tips have four points of contact. It locks into the screw head when turned counter-clock-wise. The driver is unlocked by turning it in the...

Also called a hex key or hex wrench. It is used to tighten socket set (hex head) screws and usually comes in sets. Some hex sets are attached...

Similar to a screwdriver, but has a tip like a wrench socket. Used mainly on small hex nuts and in confined areas such as electronic equipment,...

Has a rotating head that is held by the forefinger to steady the screwdriver while the thumb and middle finger turn the screwdriver to remove or...

Allows the user to have a number of different types of tips in one tool. Some models store the interchangeable tips in a self-contained...

Designed for removing and inserting screws in places where it is impossible to use a straight shank screwdriver. Available in two- or...

Used on cross-slotted screw heads with modified U-shaped slots of uniform width. Sizes range from 0 to 4, with 0 being the...

Features a reversible ratchet mechanism in the handle that eliminates the need to grip and re-grip during the driving process. Usually comes...

Also called Yankee Screwdriver or Yankee Push Drill. Drills and removes screws using a ratchet mechanism similar to a push-pull drill, with...

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