Using A Screwdriver with One Hand

[rgsparber]

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.


Thanks,

Rick

[mklotz]

never mind

[rgsparber]

never mind

Too bad. I liked your original rant and alternative solutions.

Rick

[mklotz]

Too bad. I liked your original rant and alternative solutions.

Rick

That's the problem; it sounded like a rant.

[Toolmaker51]

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.

[Frank S]

For starting slotted or Philips screws I have a tool that clips in my pocket. When it comes to removing them I usually just grab thehandle and aim in the general direction of the screw sometimes need a mirror to find them though.

[katy]

How about using a lonnnnng screwdriver?

[rgsparber]

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?

Rick

[rebuilder1954]

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 ��

[Gadgeteer]

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.