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    Using A Screwdriver with One Hand

    In tight places with no visibility, maneuvering a screwdriver and not dropping it can be nearly impossible. Here is how I solved this annoying problem.

    Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.


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    never mind

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    Quote Originally Posted by mklotz View Post
    never mind
    Too bad. I liked your original rant and alternative solutions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rgsparber View Post
    Too bad. I liked your original rant and alternative solutions.

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    That's the problem; it sounded like a rant.
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    How about using a lonnnnng screwdriver?

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    Quote Originally Posted by katy View Post
    How about using a lonnnnng screwdriver?
    It has the same problem - with only one hand, how do you guide the tip onto the screw head and also turn the handle?

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    I will have to give this a try. I have a couple screwdrivers with concave handle ends, so it is easy to apply upward pressure with one finger while repositioning my other fingers, but there are the blind situations as you describe. The sock makes it rather automatic ��

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    Quote Originally Posted by mklotz View Post
    That's the problem; it sounded like a rant.
    Well, somehow he found one of our socks.
    There is a household, with a long board on the wall. Many clothespins are attached to it, for strays.
    Mine don't appear there, so....
    A great mystery surrounds socks and 10mm sockets. Must be a connection.
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    I must be missing something, here. Instead of a sock, I've been using masking tape to attach the screw to the driver... to hold it in place, until the screw is driven all the way in.

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