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Default Homemade Screwdrivers?

On Mar 15, 12:04*pm, "Roger_N" wrote:
I've been needing some good electrical terminal block screwdrivers and was
wondering if I could make some better than the ones you buy. *I've had some
that are hardened and break easy and others that are too soft. *If I made
screwdrivers by machining drill rod and hardened and tempered, would they be
as good as or better than the top name brand commercial drivers? *Or would
they need to be forged, cold worked, or something to achieve higher than
store-bought quality?

Hey, I need to justify my CNC lathe and mill somehow!!! *:-)

RogerN


Wiha, or Klein -no need to reinvent the wheel. Otherwise the Ace
Hardware brand is pretty good, might be Enders tool.