Phillips "hold-tite" screwdriver mod

[Mike Maloney]

Hello list members,

I found a trick for holding small screws on the end of the screwdriver until you can get them into a tight place and started.   A small amount of electrical connector black seal mastic or putty shaped on the end of the driver takes up the gap enough to hold the screw until you get it thru the hole and started.  Once pulled away, the putty stays on the screwdriver. 

Great for removing screws also.  Once in a while the mastic needs reshaped to the tip of the screwdriver to hold the screw securely.   It beats fingering the tiny screws into close spaces and hoping you dont drop it before you can get the screwdriver head on it. 

I was able to complete assembly on my K3/2170 today and didnt drop a single screw in the process, thanks to this method. 

Mike, AC5P  

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[Brendan Minish]

I have been using beeswax for years to do this job.
A small lump of beeswax will last for pretty much ever in this role.
Just stick the point of the screwdriver in it when you need to hold
screws to the tip

73
Brendan EI6IZ

On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 15:50 -0800, Barbara Maloney wrote:

> Hello list members,
> I found a trick for holding small screws on the end of the screwdriver
> until you can get them into a tight place and started.   A small
> amount of electrical connector black seal mastic or putty shaped on
> the end of the driver takes up the gap enough to hold the screw until
> you get it thru the hole and started.  Once pulled away, the
> putty stays on the screwdriver.
> Great for removing screws also.  Once in a while the mastic needs
> reshaped to the tip of the screwdriver to hold the screw securely.
> It beats fingering the tiny screws into close spaces and hoping you
> dont drop it before you can get the screwdriver head on it.
> I was able to complete assembly on my K3/2170 today and didnt drop a
> single screw in the process, thanks to this method.  
> Mike, AC5P  
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[J. Heide]

If you have a phillips head screw just getting ready to strip out on you, just put a touch of valve lapping compound on your screwdriver. The grit will give a little extra grip to help prevent slippage. Works great, but finding valve lapping compound is a bit hard these days. I drive a Plymouth with a flathead, so it's in my shop.

73
Josh K6ZRX

On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 15:50 -0800, Barbara Maloney wrote:

> > Hello list members,
> > I found a trick for holding small screws on the end of the screwdriver
> > until you can get them into a tight place and started.   A small
> > amount of electrical connector black seal mastic or putty shaped on
> > the end of the driver takes up the gap enough to hold the screw until
> > you get it thru the hole and started.  Once pulled away, the
> > putty stays on the screwdriver.
> > Great for removing screws also.  Once in a while the mastic needs
> > reshaped to the tip of the screwdriver to hold the screw securely.
> > It beats fingering the tiny screws into close spaces and hoping you
> > dont drop it before you can get the screwdriver head on it.
> > I was able to complete assembly on my K3/2170 today and didnt drop a
> > single screw in the process, thanks to this method.  
> > Mike, AC5P  
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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML]

Or get some Screw-Grab! :)

http://www.screwgrab.com/

The Solder-IT guy was selling it at Dayton this year...

     ~Iain




J. Heide wrote:

> If you have a phillips head screw just getting ready to strip out on you, just put a touch of valve lapping compound on your screwdriver. The grit will give a little extra grip to help prevent slippage. Works great, but finding valve lapping compound is a bit hard these days. I drive a Plymouth with a flathead, so it's in my shop.
>
> 73
> Josh K6ZRX
>
> On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 15:50 -0800, Barbara Maloney wrote:
>>> Hello list members,
>>> I found a trick for holding small screws on the end of the screwdriver
>>> until you can get them into a tight place and started.   A small
>>> amount of electrical connector black seal mastic or putty shaped on
>>> the end of the driver takes up the gap enough to hold the screw until
>>> you get it thru the hole and started.  Once pulled away, the
>>> putty stays on the screwdriver.
>>> Great for removing screws also.  Once in a while the mastic needs
>>> reshaped to the tip of the screwdriver to hold the screw securely.
>>> It beats fingering the tiny screws into close spaces and hoping you
>>> dont drop it before you can get the screwdriver head on it.
>>> I was able to complete assembly on my K3/2170 today and didnt drop a
>>> single screw in the process, thanks to this method.  
>>> Mike, AC5P  
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Elecraft mailing list
>>> Post to: [hidden email]
>>> You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
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