For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John

On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:11:32 -0500, John wrote:
For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

Buy yourself a magnetizer/demagnetizer.
http://www.atlas-machinery.com/produ...r-Demagnatizer

John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John
Try here. Watch for line wrap. I have one over a foot long but I've
had it for years and have no Idea where I got it.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...+bit+extension

--
Gerald Ross

Everyone must row with the oars he has.

On 12/10/2011 7:45 AM, Dave wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:11:32 -0500, wrote:
For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

Buy yourself a magnetizer/demagnetizer.
http://www.atlas-machinery.com/produ...r-Demagnatizer

That is interesting, may give it a try.

Thanks,
John

Get rid of the Philips tip. It is a contradiction of your mission.

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"John" wrote in message
...


For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John

On 12/10/2011 6:11 AM, John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John

I've never had a problem finding long magnetic bit extensions. For a
really long one, you may have to visit one of the local industrial
supply houses but 6" bit extensions are common at the big box home
improvement stores. If you must have a long magnetic holder, use a
sliding chuck release type to extend a shorter magnetic tip holder.

https://encrypted.google.com/webhp#h...w=1024&bih=588

http://preview.tinyurl.com/cyjxbcp

TDD

On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:18:39 -0500, Gerald Ross
wrote:

John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John
Try here. Watch for line wrap. I have one over a foot long but I've
had it for years and have no Idea where I got it.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...+bit+extension

Caveat Emptor. I got a couple of the shorter ones, maybe 3", but
didn't pay much attention to it until it broke on the first impactor
job. My old ones were chromed steel or stainless. The new HF jobs have
aluminum ferrules. They're plenty strong for manual or electric
screwdriving, but they fail instantly upon entering the impact stage.

These look to be chromed, so they might be good, but do look out.

--
A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description
of a happy state in this world.
-- John Locke

In ,
John typed:
On 12/10/2011 7:45 AM, Dave wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:11:32 -0500,
wrote:
For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit
into to hold the screw on the tip of the driver.

Buy yourself a magnetizer/demagnetizer.
http://www.atlas-machinery.com/produ...r-Demagnatizer

That is interesting, may give it a try.

Thanks,
John

Works fairly well here but a pain to get out, plug in, unplug, etc.. I took
an old woofer speaker apart for the magnet ring and keeping whatever I want
magnetized stuck to that seems to do a better job and with a couple swipes
gives a more magnetized part. It's stuck to the hood on my drill press & I
just reach up and put whatever I want onto it. Bits, screwdrivers, "pickers"
for digging around in the misc cans, things like that. No cords to fuss with
& easy to take along with you to another site to work if you want to.

HTH,

Twayne`

In ,
m II typed:
Get rid of the Philips tip. It is a contradiction of your
mission.

Sounds like that's a little ill concieved; most equipment still seems to
have Phillips #1, #2 or Reed & Prince heads.




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"John" wrote in message
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For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into
to hold the screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty
much stick to phillips but a set of differing screw head
types would be nice to have around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not
asking the right questions. The responses I get are
either non-magnetic or Rube Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John

Nobody cares what equipment with planned obsolescence uses for screws
and bolts.
Did you read the OP

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"Twayne" wrote in message ...

In ,
m II typed:
Get rid of the Philips tip. It is a contradiction of your
mission.

Sounds like that's a little ill concieved; most equipment still seems
to
have Phillips #1, #2 or Reed & Prince heads.




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"John" wrote in message
...


For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into
to hold the screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty
much stick to phillips but a set of differing screw head
types would be nice to have around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not
asking the right questions. The responses I get are
either non-magnetic or Rube Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John

On 12/10/2011 7:11 AM, John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John


I presume that a magnetic bit holder just refers to how the bit is
retained in the holder and doesn't automagically magnetize the bit to
hold the screw?

Like this one:

http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com...er-201095.aspx

John

On 12/10/2011 10:15 AM, John wrote:
On 12/10/2011 7:11 AM, John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John


I presume that a magnetic bit holder just refers to how the bit is
retained in the holder and doesn't automagically magnetize the bit to
hold the screw?

Like this one:

http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com...er-201095.aspx


John


or this one:

http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com....aspx#features

I believe you are looking for a bit extender. I have seen them at HFT,
Sears and a small real HW store (where I got mine). I expect HD,
Lowe's, Ace HW, Maynards, et al would have them as well.

Mike in Ohio

On 12/10/2011 07:11 AM, John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John

On 12/10/2011 4:11 AM, John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John

12":
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-12-LONG-1-4-HEAD-SCREW-BIT-TIP-HOLDER-EXTENSION-/260805144935?_trksid=p3284.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DS IC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%25 2BUFI%26otn%3D21%26pmod%3D180757547894%26ps%3D54#h t_500wt_1054

6":
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-magnetic-hex-bit-extension-30009.html

The 6" extensions are very common, the 12" extensions not as common.

On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:11:32 -0500, John wrote:


For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

I've found that too often when I need a long driver extension, it's also in a
tight space so extensions just get in the way. I have long driver bits for
these times. I have several extensions (from various kits over the years) but
they are seldom used.

John wrote:
For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick
to phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to
have around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Try "drill extension". I picked up a 12" one (Vermont American) from my
locally owned ACE store a couple years ago for a very reasonable price;
Amazon (among others) also sells them online.

Jon

On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:56:31 -0500, "
wrote:


I've found that too often when I need a long driver extension, it's also in a
tight space so extensions just get in the way. I have long driver bits for
these times. I have several extensions (from various kits over the years) but
they are seldom used.


I sometimes use a "magnetizer demagnetizer" tool for an occasional
screw.

http://d1hsxkpnft2izn.cloudfront.net/image.aspx/media/images/products/22219.jpg-395x395

Twayne wrote the following:
In ,
John typed:
On 12/10/2011 7:45 AM, Dave wrote:
On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:11:32 -0500,
wrote:
For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit
into to hold the screw on the tip of the driver.
Buy yourself a magnetizer/demagnetizer.
http://www.atlas-machinery.com/produ...r-Demagnatizer
That is interesting, may give it a try.

Thanks,
John

Works fairly well here but a pain to get out, plug in, unplug, etc.. I took
an old woofer speaker apart for the magnet ring and keeping whatever I want
magnetized stuck to that seems to do a better job and with a couple swipes
gives a more magnetized part. It's stuck to the hood on my drill press & I
just reach up and put whatever I want onto it. Bits, screwdrivers, "pickers"
for digging around in the misc cans, things like that. No cords to fuss with
& easy to take along with you to another site to work if you want to.

HTH,

Twayne`



Are you talking about the same magnetizer/demagnetizer? plug in, unplug.
The one referenced above says "No batteries or electrical required".

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

John wrote the following:
On 12/10/2011 7:11 AM, John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John


I presume that a magnetic bit holder just refers to how the bit is
retained in the holder and doesn't automagically magnetize the bit to
hold the screw?

Wrong. The magnetic bit extender transfers the magnetism to the bit. I
can pick up screws with the end of the bit when it is in the extender.


Like this one:

http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com...er-201095.aspx


John


--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On 12/11/2011 12:06 PM, willshak wrote:
John wrote the following:
On 12/10/2011 7:11 AM, John wrote:

For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the
screw on the tip of the driver.

6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to
phillips but a set of differing screw head types would be nice to have
around.

Tried a Google search without results, obviously I am not asking the
right questions. The responses I get are either non-magnetic or Rube
Goldberg contraptions.

Thanks,
John


I presume that a magnetic bit holder just refers to how the bit is
retained in the holder and doesn't automagically magnetize the bit to
hold the screw?

Wrong. The magnetic bit extender transfers the magnetism to the bit. I
can pick up screws with the end of the bit when it is in the extender.


Like this one:

http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com...er-201095.aspx



John




Great!

One more question, which of the following two would you recommend?

http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com....aspx#features


-or-

http://power-tools.hardwarestore.com...er-201095.aspx



I am leaning toward the extendable one but thinking the other would
probably be more reliable.

Thanks,
John

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