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Title: Always nice to find some Yankee screwdriver bits
Post by: bonneyman on July 16, 2019, 03:11:14 PM

Found a handful the other day, at the last pawn shop in town that still carries "bin" tools. The nutrunner is an APEX with a very strong magnet.

Title: Re: Always nice to find some Yankee screwdriver bits
Post by: p_toad on July 17, 2019, 12:42:36 PM

nice score and CLEAN!   :smiley:

Title: Re: Always nice to find some Yankee screwdriver bits
Post by: Bill Houghton on July 17, 2019, 03:06:41 PM

Is the nutrunner 1/4" hex?  If so, it's probably for insert bits that size, which will let you drive all kinds of screws: Phillips, Torx, Robertson/square, etc.  Quite a good score.

Title: Re: Always nice to find some Yankee screwdriver bits
Post by: lptools on July 17, 2019, 07:31:38 PM

Nice find!! The screwdriver bits look crisp!! I think Bill nailed it about the insert bits, first one I have seen with the indent for a Yankee. Regards, Lou

Title: Re: Always nice to find some Yankee screwdriver bits
Post by: bonneyman on July 18, 2019, 10:36:15 PM

Quote from: Bill Houghton on July 17, 2019, 03:06:41 PM

Is the nutrunner 1/4" hex?  If so, it's probably for insert bits that size, which will let you drive all kinds of screws: Phillips, Torx, Robertson/square, etc.  Quite a good score.

Yeah, 10-4. Fits my biggest Yankee driver.

Title: Re: Always nice to find some Yankee screwdriver bits
Post by: mikeswrenches on August 04, 2019, 05:58:29 AM

For what it’s worth, Lee Valley Tools still sells the bits for these drivers. I happen to like the square drive screws and they even have bits for them.

Mike