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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2018 19:21:58 GMT -5
Ok yes I started a screwdriver. I come from several walks of life, I grew up working on a farm, ran about 2500 head of cows and fed out about 4000 yearlings ;every year. Also farmed about 30,000 acres of row crops including corn, cotton soybeans, peanuts, and at one time potatoes and butterbeans, milo (the devil), wheat etc. I drove a truck hauling cows for a couple of years as well but at one point took a job as a millwright trainee in a hardwood flooring mill. Worked up from there to a "precision maintenance tech" and then from there into automotive manufacturing. Also in there I went to college and got an associates degree in electrical technology. Now where this is headed is I've got everything from Snap-on to klein to craftsman to napa brand screwdriver and probably leaving a few brands out oh I do have some Kobalt also. What I have come to find working on chainsaws is that the screwdrivers with the rubber grips, whether thick rubber or just a thin layer of cushioning, do not seem to stand up to either the gas, oil or degreasers. I have several now that the handle has become sticky even after cleaning with like simple green or going in and cleaning it in the sink with dawn. The hard plastic handle screwdrivers of course stand up well with no issues. I have worked in gas, diesel, oil etc all my life (ag chemicals and fertilizers too) Now I don't remember exactly which screwdrivers were exposed to what but has anyone else experienced this with any screwdriver or am I the only one? if so I wonder if its cleaners such as carb cleaner, brake cleaner and so forth that's doing that or if its the fuel?
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Post by undee70ss on Dec 2, 2018 5:51:07 GMT -5
Brake cleaner will definitely do that.
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Post by sweepleader on Dec 2, 2018 22:00:17 GMT -5
I don't have any rubber handled screwdrivers for that reason. Some of the plastic ones don't do well with carb cleaner either.
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Post by jerseyhighlander on Dec 3, 2018 2:10:51 GMT -5
Klein makes primarily electrical tools so their rubber handles are intended for electrical insulation and not really expected to be exposed to petroleum or other solvents. I do a lot of electrical work so have a lot of them and do use them on saws at times but I usually try not to spread gas/oil or anything toxic anymore than necessary, so haven't had any issues with them. Most of my usual drivers at my bench are wood handled, provide good grip and don't care much about what I get on them.
If the handles are totally buggered, you can always make wood handles for them. I have old fashioned "Turnscrew's" that have wood handles which are oval in cross section and provide better grip than practically anything else. I've reground the tips to use them for gunsmithing.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2018 6:18:11 GMT -5
Fortunately I haven't gotten any of my Kleins involved yet they are still in great shape for what they do. What really made me curious was some of my Snap-on screwdrivers did that. Now I think I only have about 3 that have done that but 1 or 2 are Snap-on which should be resistant to some of that stuff and a couple of Craftsman "professional" as they called them have done the same.
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Post by rowdy235 on Dec 3, 2018 19:23:36 GMT -5
I don't have any rubber handled screwdrivers but I have noted the same issue with some rubber handled pliers. Its hard to build a soft coating that holds up to serious solvents
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Post by rodney on Dec 25, 2018 22:47:02 GMT -5
I have some older (15+ years) Klein screw drivers with rubber on the grips. I haven't exposed them to serious amounts of solvents over the years but haven't been careful not to either and they've held up well. I'm surprised your Snap-ons gave you trouble. Being real professional mechanic's tools they should be able to handle strong solvents.
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Post by stillsawing on Dec 26, 2018 22:02:42 GMT -5
Not many soft handles in my tool box, more than half are wood. Crescent Tool was just up the road, area is swamped with their line. However, the rubber used by Homelite for their handles, both front and rear, in the 70s and 80s didn't hold up well. I blamed the bar oils. The newer super oils seem to affect everything synthetic. Price of the tool doesn't stop the process. Some of my SnapOn hard handles have blistered from synthetics.
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