[Milsurplus] Switchcraft screwdriver for mil phone plugs

Mike Hanz aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org
Thu Jan 21 16:22:35 EST 2010


It's typically called a piloted screwdriver or pilot tip screwdriver, 
but it's very easy to make with a Dremel tool and a small flat bladed 
screwdriver.  If you want it to look like the originals, you can chuck 
the screwdriver in a lathe and slowly rotate it while you dress the tip 
with the Dremel.  I normally use one of the cutoff wheels that come in a 
kit for the Dremel.  You don't need to take off much from the tip of the 
screwdriver to provide the pilot, luckily.

73,
Mike

Bruce Lane wrote:
> 	I just got in some Switchcraft PJ-327 dual plugs, and seeing their screw
> terminals (flat blade with a tiny alignment hole in the middle) reminded
> me that using a regular flat-blade screwdriver can be kind of tricky.
>
> 	Is there a source for the 'official' driver which has the center pin?
> Does anyone even know what the thing is supposed to be called, so I can
> at least search for it?


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