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Ranayna:
I have to admit i never used one of these electric "pen" screwdrivers like that Wiha Dave used in some of his Videos.
From what i have seen though, they often lack torque, so can't undo screws that are very tight. They also seem to be slow, but that is likely depending on the model.
If i only have to work with a couple of screws i just use a normal screwdriver. If i have to deal with a lot of screws, i use my Makita with the proper bitset. I never had an issue with to little torque with that :D Maybe sometimes too much torque though :p
That is unwieldy though and cannot reach deeply recessed screws.

But a ratcheting screwdriver, provided it can reach deeply recessed screws, sounds nice. On pictures (i have not seen videos), the shaft of the LTT screwdriver looks too thick for may recessed screws though. So i personally would not be able to really use it well enough to justify the price.

Berni:
What's wrong with the LTT Screwdriver?

It is a good ratcheting screwdriver that is also sold as LTT branded merch, so it helps support them.

Do i want one? Nah, but i can see why others would.
PlainName:

--- Quote from: nctnico on October 19, 2022, 09:31:13 am ---Maybe I'm missing something but for that kind of money I'd get myself an electric screwdriver. Seems like a much better investment where it comes to dealing with fastening / losening lots of screws.

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Yes, I would too. Oh, wait, I have :)

I looked at this one and was interested in what makes it better than the others. The slick ratcheting mechanism, with very low drag, is really the killer USP for me because I find that drag means I just set all my ratcheting ones to locked mode. Being able to use the ratchet at other times then when the screw is fully home sounds great. I would have got one, just for that, if it were cheaper.

But... my thing is electric screwdrivers now. I don't know if having a decent ratchet might change my mind, but the back and forth movement achieving not a lot certainly doesn't encourage me and just aggravates any wrist issues. Electric isn't perfect but it has to be a really dicky screw to have me resort to a manual, now.
tooki:

--- Quote from: eti on October 19, 2022, 07:34:02 am ---
--- Quote from: wraper on October 19, 2022, 07:28:38 am ---Can you just stop being constantly annoyed about what happens on internet? BTW Project Farm tested it, and it's actually one of the best ratcheting screwdrivers.

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I don't think you could know if I'm annoyed (about a screwdriver? Annoyed? Lol). You don't have the luxury of mind-reading, and since I'm a stranger and all you have to go on is a very superficial level of perception, and you've extrapolated the rest (as has the entire populus of those who berate members for having strong views, with which they don't agree)

... Oh well, I'll let you think I'm "annoyed" then. Okay.

Pack behaviour and peer pressure is hilarious in eevblog forums. So many attacking others for the very things they are blind to (often to a far worse degree!) in themselves.
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I can’t tell whether you’re just trying to gaslight everyone by claiming you’re not annoyed, or whether you’re actually unhinged enough to not recognize that you’re annoyed, and actually believe you’re not.

Yes, you’re annoyed. The fact that you took time to write a nastygram about the damned thing makes it clear. Your choice of words make it clear.

Everyone is tired of your stupid threads to complain about stuff. And you were warned to stop doing so less than 2 weeks ago.
mikerj:
I actually agree, it's massively overhyped.  They've made some useful improvements to a pretty cheap and nasty screwdriver design, but it's still pretty cheaply made if you watch the teardowns and the price is grossly overinflated.  It's selling because of who he is not because of what the screwdriver is, and that's fine, it's what marketing does.  Just don't think that you are buying a high end tool.
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