On 20:04 1 Sep 2019, newshound wrote:

On 01/09/2019 13:23, Pamela wrote:
On 12:44 1 Sep 2019, newshound wrote:

On 01/09/2019 12:32, Pamela wrote:
On 09:33 1 Sep 2019, newshound wrote:

Anyone know where I can get a good quality one at a reasonable
price? Best I have spotted so far is Amazon which is more than £12
including delivery. It *must* be JIS, not Phillips!

Surely it's time for the Japs to drop JIS screws.

This page suggests DIN 5260/ISO 8764-1 is close enough. They may
be easier to find although I haven't looked.

http://rtstools.com/jis-vs-phillips-...-and-where-to-
buy-a-jis-screwdriver/


Rubbish, Phillips is designed to cam out for automated manufacture.
JIS is far superior. And my screws are "old" JIS.

What does a camming Phillips design have to do with the author's
suggestion to use the new DIN/ISO standard for JIS screws? Perhaps you
didn't read further than the name of the link.

Because I've got JIS #1 screws so the DIN won't fit. Perhaps *you*
didn't read it:

"The JIS standard screwdriver will always outperform a DIN/ISO screw
driver in the worst of conditions on a JIS screw, and the same is true
in reverse".

I wanted a set of JIS screwdriver a couple of years ago and Amazon or eBay
had pitifully little to offer, except the sort of thing you found at a
high price.

That's why I mentioned "This page suggests DIN 5260/ISO 8764-1 is close
enough". It does not say the new DIN specification will not fit. Nor
does it say the new DIN spec is the same as Phillips.

I wouldn't need a particularly high performance fit to occassionally
dismantle and reassemble a Japanese item for repair -- as opposed to those
Japanese motor bike enthusiasts who regularly have the same screwdriver
problem. You may differ.