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    PSA - Cheap Pozi drive option

    Anyone out there need occassional Pozi screw driver- I found a full kit of the screw driver bits that has the PZ1-PZ3 included. Harbor Freight Item 94762- use the search.

    http://www.harborfreight.com
    Last edited by RShea; 01-21-2008 at 02:23 PM. Reason: Link to item did not work- use search

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    Nice find, I have this.

    You may find you have trouble getting at the front screws with Sallies and the like though.
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    similarly, you can get a PZ2 in a box of deck screws from home depot

    its a PZ2 and not a 3, but itll work a little better than your random phillips
    plus you get deck screws

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    Quote Originally Posted by Garrett View Post
    Nice find, I have this.

    You may find you have trouble getting at the front screws with Sallies and the like though.
    I am not familiar with the Solly bindings mounting, but if the bit does not work with the extension that they provide, you could mount it and try with a standard magnetic tipped screw driver that has the same replacable bits. It may not be for everyone though as you point out.

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    I had a 3" pozi bit for a drill that cost me like 8 bucks. Not too cheap, but I am rather cheap and the idea of paying extra for a pozi screw driver wasn't too appealing. I found one of those magnetic bit screw drivers and just clip it in there to have a hand screw driver.

    ...and yes it is solly compatible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pechelman View Post
    plus you get deck screws
    LOL, well put.

    RShea, you can get it to work with the replaceable bit screwdriver like you say, the trick is to look for a cheap one that is as thin as possible so it will go down in the holes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pechelman View Post
    similarly, you can get a PZ2 in a box of deck screws from home depot

    its a PZ2 and not a 3, but itll work a little better than your random phillips
    plus you get deck screws
    If you're referring to the Deckmate bit, that's not a pozi of any size.

    Also, it's not like pozi is so elusive as to merit using substitutes:
    http://www.wihatools.com/indexes/indxpozi.htm

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    ^
    damn
    really?

    id look at the one i just used saturday but rontele has it

    it "looked" like one, how about that

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    That deckmate bit is pretty damned close. I've used them for a long time. Unfortunately, they're a bit tought to squeeze into the front 2 holes of a Salomon toepiece.

    #3 Phillips with the tip flattened down a hair works like a gem.

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    Christ, just buy a fucking pozi bit. Stripped screws and not reaching screws when you need to sucks. It sucks a lot more than the $5 extra it would cost you to get the right tool.

    Follow to WIHA link.

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    longer bits for less: item 95680-3VGA

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    That is slick. I might actually go pick up that set tomorrow.
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    I love Harbour Freight!! As far as I'm concerned the best thing to come out of China is cheap tools!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by squatch View Post
    longer bits for less: item 95680-3VGA
    Online yours are cheaper, I paid only $3 (2.99) in their weekly sale flyer at the store on last week for the shorter ones. Do not know how long they are on sale though. Now price is not the main issue if they do not work for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RShea View Post
    Online yours are cheaper, I paid only $3 (2.99) in their weekly sale flyer at the store on last week for the shorter ones. Do not know how long they are on sale though. Now price is not the main issue if they do not work for you.
    The description (and the picture) lends me to believe they are three inches each.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pechelman View Post
    similarly, you can get a PZ2 in a box of deck screws from home depot

    its a PZ2 and not a 3, but itll work a little better than your random phillips
    plus you get deck screws
    Is that the blue bits they sell with a certain brand of deck screws?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kentheskier View Post
    I love Harbour Freight!! As far as I'm concerned the best thing to come out of China is cheap tools!!!
    Yah cheap tools are great until you actually use them -- then not so much

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    Some Harbor Freight tools are a great deal, especially for occasional use.

    Other are an excellent way to kill yourself and burn your house down. Buyer beware...but I've been shopping there for a long time and on the whole it has saved me a ton of time and money.
    If you're a relatively moral, ethical person, there's no inherent drive to kiss ass and beg for forgiveness and promise to never do it again, which is what mostly goes on in church. -YetiMan

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