"newshound" wrote in message
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On 05/04/2012 14:25, Geoff Pearson wrote:
Is it still possible buy a proper ratchet screwdriver that doesn't have
interchangeable tips and a handle that rips skin after the third screw?
I don't want a powered tool either. I can see some antiques on eBay but
nothing new even from a junk maker like Draper.

I'm all for tradition, but I'd never go back to one. Do you stick with
traditional slotted screws? (Permitted for antique repair, of course, but
then I'd use a normal screwdriver).

Since I never throw anything away I must have a Yankee somewhere, and a
couple of loose bits. Hands up who else remembers Barry Bucknell.

He was my inspiration to get my hands on my Dad's engine. He had a program
on TV apart from DIY, that showed you how to take the engine out of a Morris
Minor 1000 and strip it down. And yes, before anyone asks, Dad did let strip
his engine down and put it back together without any spare screws (bolts)
left over and it worked first time. Would even consider doing it to a modern
car now.
Jim G