[Elecraft] Phillips "hold-tite" screwdriver mod

[Iain MacDonnell - K6IAM]

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  
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