N_Cook wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote in message
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In article ,
Eeyore wrote:
I use Stanley screwdrivers almost exclusively for serious work.
There's a particular series with a very comfortable asymmetric
moulded handle that is normally red (including the Phillips
versions) but the Pozi versions are all a slightly dark blue to aid
immediate identification.

Stanley these days are pretty mediocre. Plenty of much better makes.
A set of screwdrivers from Lidl etc is likely to last longer for a
fraction of the cost. But if you want good stuff, try Wera. But
you'll need to go to a decent tool supplier for them.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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ah, decent tool supplier. I went to my otherwise respected decades
residency, local engineering tool supplier , a couple of years back. A
middle aged bloke on the counter, not teenager. I asked what range of
small size left hand drill bits they had - he thought I was taking the
****, like asking for long stands, golden rivets etc.

( used in drills with reverse action for drilling out and often
releasing,
in the process, seized screws , broken studes etc )

Left hand drills were very commonly used in multi spindle drills ! All
the spindles were driven by gears or a chain from a single motor.
But you right they are quite hard to come by nowadays !

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Baron.