Best Screwdriver Set? Craftsman, Milwaukee, Wera, Wiha, Klein Tools, Felo, PB Swiss, Tekton

is a seven dollar set of screwdrivers just as good as a set that cost over a hundred dollars we have a bunch of different brands of tests today so let's find out in the first test we'll see if the screwdrivers can drive in and remove 50 screws then we'll test the cam out and failure load we'll see which brand has the strongest slotted screwdriver blade when it's hammer time we'll see which screwdriver has the best dance moves at a price of only seven dollars the least expensive brand that we'll be testing is made by pittsburgh and sold at harbor freight 12 screwdrivers for seven dollars seems like a terrific value magnetic tips rib cushion grip it even comes with a lifetime warranty made of chrome vanadium steel wrench ready to increase the torque the pittsburgh screwdrivers are made in china let's go and kick off our first test i'll first grind three flat areas on the screwdriver shaft i'll cut the screwdriver shaft so we can install it in a drill the flat areas on the shaft will allow the chuck to maintain a firm grip on the screwdriver without slipping to test the durability of the screwdrivers i'll use the hammer mode to install and remove fifty three and a half inch screws and a pressure treated four by fours i'll use an impact driver with a new impact driver bit to start each of the drywall screws before beginning the test and the pittsburgh number two phillips screwdriver has very thin flutes so this is going to be very interesting unfortunately the harbor freight pittsburgh ran out of steam on the 11th screw at around 600 impacts from the hammer drill and the flutes on the pittsburgh are just way too soft and thin to last a long time at a price of 17 or more than double the cost of the pittsburgh brand is this craftsman brand the kit includes 12 pieces the slotted craftsman screwdrivers have a square shaft allowing the use of pliers or wrench for additional torque alloy steel blades are heat treated for strength and durability we're going to test that coated with the satin nickel finish comfort optimized handle for high and low torque applications includes a magnetizer and a demagnetizer the craftsman brand is made in taiwan the craftsman's on the left and the pittsburgh's on the right the flutes in the craftsman are a lot thicker giving it a better fit and strength advantage over the pittsburgh and the craftsman a very easy work of installing 50 screws and i didn't have to exert a lot of downward force to prevent cam out it also made very easy work of removing all 50 screws and the craftsman flutes are very thin and the screwdriver is nearly used up however the flutes did not twist or bend even after around 16 500 impacts from the drill removing and installing 50 screws at a price of twenty four dollars for eight screwdrivers or three dollars each is this tekton brand extremely durable handles made of glass reinforced nylon resistant to solvents we're going to test that screwdriver tip geometry milled for exact fit with fasteners the tecton brand is made in usa the flutes on the tecton seem to be just as thick as the craftsman and the tecton seems to provide a really good fit with the drywall screws however it didn't take long before i was applying a lot of downward force to keep the screwdriver from slipping out of the screw and it took a lot of pressure to install the 20th screw and the bit was slipping and the technic screwdriver held up a lot better than the pittsburgh but experienced a lot more wear than the craftsman so the craftsman's in the lead at a price of thirty three dollars for six screwdrivers or about five dollars and fifty cents each is this channel lock brand high torque acetate handle for superior durability and solvent resistance we're going to test that custom heat treated alloy steel blades precision machine vapor blast tips for precise fit nickel chrome finish for exceptional corrosion resistance the channel lock screwdrivers are made in usa let's see how the channel lock screwdriver holds up and the channel lock screwdriver is performing a lot better than the tecton but after 35 screws i'm having to apply a lot of downward pressure to keep the screwdriver from slipping and a channel lock is used up after 48 screws the flutes did not bend or twist but did experience quite a bit of material loss at a price of 38 dollars for six screwdrivers or over six dollars each is this filo brand test the best we're gonna do that ergonomic the first handle that adapts to the user's hand impact proof handle made of highly flexible plastics you can use the nut on the handle or the shaft to gain additional torque the filo brand is made in germany and the filo brand is off to a great start installing 50 screws but the screwdriver did require quite a bit of downward pressure installing the last 10 screws the filo almost survived the test but gave up after removing 38 screws and the flutes are nearly worn through but they're not twisted or bent at a price of 40. for six screwdrivers is this milwaukee brand the milwaukee brand is made in china the shank is forged the screwdrivers are rinsed ready to allow additional torque anti-peel handle design hardened grips milwaukee claims their screwdrivers are professional grade and durable and the milwaukee screwdriver is taking a lot less downward force to remove the screws compared to most of the other brands unfortunately i drove one of the screws into a knot in the board but the milwaukee screwdriver was still able to get the job done milwaukee is on the left and the craftsman's on the right both screwdrivers are pretty much used up and seem to be in about the same condition at a price of 42 dollars for six screwdrivers or seven dollars each is this wearer brand the wearer kit includes a screwdriver rack laser tip micro rough drive tip bites into the fastener to ensure a perfect fit and reduce cam out effect we're gonna test that multi-component cratform handle fits the shape of the hand for ultimate in comfort and high speed torque transfer hexagon bolster for extra torque transfer the wearer screwdrivers are made in the czech republic the laser grooves cut into the screwdriver tip really seemed to help the screwdriver gain a grip and avoid cam out and the wearer has definitely performed by far the best so far requiring a lot less downward force throughout the test where is on the left and the craftsman's on the right and the weir is showing a lot less wear than the craftsman and moves into the lead at a price of fifty seven dollars for just six screwdrivers or about nine dollars and fifty cents each is this vessel brand it claims to be even beyond the japanese industrial standard tatara is a traditional iron making process of katana that has been handed down for over a thousand years in japan phillips jaws fit tip that firmly grips screws to reduce cam out chrome vanadium alloy steel shank specially hardened the vessel brand is made in japan the vessel brand claims their tips are designed to prevent cam out and the vessel screwdriver performed very well installing and removing the screws but it did seem to require quite a bit more downward pressure than the wearer brand and the vessel screwdriver is on the left and the wearer is on the right the wearer definitely experienced less wear than the vessel at a price of 68 dollars for eight screwdrivers or about eight dollars and fifty cents each is this klein tools brand cushioned grip handles for greater torque and comfort tip and dent quickly identifies the type of screwdriver tip and its orientation so you can easily engage the screwdriver tip with the screw precision machine tip for exact fit chrome plated for smooth feel and corrosion resistance decline tool screwdrivers are made in usa and the klein tools brand installed and removed all 50 screws but it did require more downward force than some of the other brands klein tools is on the left and the weir is on the right the rear definitely experienced less wear than the klein tools screwdriver at a price of 91 dollars for just six screwdrivers or about 15 each is this pb swiss brand the swiss tools brand comes with a screwdriver holder the pb swiss screwdrivers are made in switzerland the swiss tool screwdriver may not look all that much different from the competition but the performance was simply amazing the screwdriver flutes held proper shape during the entire test so i didn't have to apply very much downward force at all to install and remove all the screws swiss tools is on the left and the weir is on the right while the wire brand did an amazing job the swiss tools totally crushed the competition on this one and is in far better condition very impressive at a price for 105 dollars for seven screwdrivers or fifteen dollars each is this we a brand metal striking cap screwdriver tips are precision machined to exact fit wrench ready for additional torque advanced technology dual material molding made of chrome vanadium tool steel the wia brand is made in germany the wiha brand claims to be extremely heavy duty and it performed extremely well compared to most of the other brands just like the swiss tool screwdriver it required very little downward pressure throughout the test wii is on the left and the swiss tools is on the right and both brands held up exceptionally well and seemed to have about the same amount of wear seven of the eleven brands survived and completed the accelerated wear test but the amount of wear varied quite a bit assessing wear is highly subjective but the wia and the pb swiss came in on top with a wear rating of one the wearer brand performed nearly as well with the rating of two now that all the screwdrivers have had some use let's test them again this time for failure or cam out load i'll use the drill press which has a wheel attached to apply the downward pressure on the screwdriver drill presses use leverage so 15 pounds of weight will apply very close to 100 pounds of downward force on the screwdriver i went ahead and removed the belt from the drill press to make sure we're getting accurate test results i'll be using some very high quality self-tapping screws and i'll replace the screw before testing each brand even with a hundred pounds of downward force and after only driving 12 screws the harbor freight pittsburgh camped out at only 79 inch pounds i guess you get what you pay for after installing and removing 100 screws the very affordable craftsman puts up 50 percent more torque than the pittsburgh finally snapping at 118 inch pounds very impressive for a budget tool after installing 20 screws the tecton came out at 90 inch pounds or 28 inch pounds less than the craftsman and the channel locks perform slightly better than the tecton in the first test and they once again outperformed the tecton this time camping out at 95 inch pounds and the filo performed nearly as well as the craftsman in the first test but it came up one inch pound short of matching the craftsman at 117 inch pounds before finally breaking the milwaukee performed just as well as a craftsman in the first test but the milwaukee came out on top this time with a very impressive 127 inch pounds once again the wearer screwdriver moves into the lead with a very impressive 131 inch pounds before finally snapping and the vessel brand performed nearly as well at 123 inch pounds and moves into third position behind milwaukee and the klein tool screwdriver did a terrific job holding on but finally cammed out at 114 inch pounds and the pb swiss refused to break and finally came out at 136 inch pounds to move into first place very impressive the wiia showed very little wear in the first test and it did very well in this test too finishing in a two-way tie for third place with the milwaukee brand the swiss tool screwdriver came in on top at a very impressive 136 inch pounce the wearer screwdriver performed nearly as well at 131 inch pounds and the milwaukee and the weave finished in a two-way tie for third at 127 inch pounds all of the brands have a quarter inch or metric equivalent slotted screwdriver but unlike the phillips there's much more variance in blade thickness so it's definitely not a perfect comparison but let's do it anyway i put together a holder for the screwdriver that has a fitting for the socket adapter i'll replace the slotted bolt before testing each brand let's test the harbor freight pittsburgh brand first and the harbor freight pittsburgh blade is quite a bit thicker than a lot of the other brands at 1.15 millimeters and the screwdriver actually performed fairly well at 96 inch pounds but the blade is pretty badly bent and the craftsman has a much thinner blade than the pittsburgh at only one millimeter and the craftsman blade is very brittle and it broke at only 59 inch pounds however the craftsman does come with a much larger screwdriver in the screwdriver set the tectus blade is slightly thicker than the craftsman at 1.04 millimeters and it barely edged out the craftsman at 61 inch pounds the blade is now bent but the bend isn't nearly as bad as the the channel lock screwdriver has a thinnest blade yet at only 0.95 millimeters and it gave up at 50 inch pounds and the blade on the channel lock screwdriver has a pretty bad bend and the fetal brand has the thickest blade yet at 1.22 millimeters and it did by far the best yet at 103 inch pounds no visible damage to the phyllo blade the milwaukee only has a blade thickness of 1.05 millimeters and it did the best yet finally letting go at 106 inch pounds to take the lead from phyllo however the screwdriver did experience a pretty bad bend and the wearer with a blade thickness of 1.22 millimeters broke the bolt at 120 inch pounds very impressive let's try this again and the weir did nearly as well the second time this time letting go at 117 inch pounds the blade does have a small bend vessel has a relatively thin blade at 1.05 millimeters and the blade lost grip at 82 inch pounds the blade experienced a pretty bad bend klein tools has one of the thinnest blades yet at only one millimeter and the blade gave up at 85 inch pounds which is actually pretty decent considering the blade thickness and the blade experienced quite a bit of bending during the test just like the klein tools brand the pb switch screwdriver is one of the thinnest in the lineup but only one millimeter considering the thickness of the blade the swiss tools actually did fairly well but it finally broke at 89 inch pounds and the wheel brand which claims to be extra heavy duty performed very well at 115 inch pounds and moves in the second place behind the wearer brand the screwdriver did experience a small bend so the weir brand came out on top at 120 inch pounds but the wia brand came in a close second at 115. milwaukee performed very well at 106 inch pounds and philo 103 so three out of the top four are german brands let's see how well the screwdrivers handle stress from a hammer blow to offer a fair test i'll be using a hydraulic press to measure the failure load beginning with the pittsburgh brand i placed a black mark on the shaft of all the screwdrivers so we can see when the shaft is driven into the handle and the pittsburgh brand actually didn't do too bad for a budget tool the handle began bending at 650 pounds and the shaft never began moving up into the screwdriver handle at only 170 pounds the shaft on the craftsman began moving into the handle but it stopped moving after about a half of an inch and the handle in the shaft began to bend at 700 pounds if you need a screwdriver that can handle an impact the tekton brand is definitely a good pick the handle on the shaft began to bend at 100 pounds and finally reach 1 300 pounds before the test ended just like the craftsman the shaft started to move up into the handle at around 200 pounds but it stopped moving after about an inch the shaft began to bend at a thousand pounds so the tecton brand is still in the lead with 300 pounds of weight onto the phyllo screwdriver the shaft began moving into the handle the shaft began to bend at 600 pounds and the shaft in the milwaukee stayed in the proper position during the entire test the milwaukee began bending at nearly a thousand pounds the shaft of the wearer began moving into the handle at 700 pounds but the screwdriver did not begin bending until around 1500 pounds and the shaft punctured the end of the handle and the shaft on the vessel brand began traveling through the handle at 200 pounds and the weight topped out at 1 200 pounds as a screwdriver became very short and the klein tools made it to 1 100 pounds before the handle began to bend and the shaft wasn't driven up into the handle so the klein tools and the tecton performed about the same the pb swiss brand began to bend at 650 pounds and the shaft wasn't driven up into the handle and the wii has a strike cap that's designed to handle a blow and the shaft on the wheel stayed in the proper position but the handle began to bend at 750 pounds so the american brands the tekken klein in milwaukee came in on top at 1100 1100 and 1 000 respectively apparently manufacturers understand that americans like to use hammers on their tools the japanese made vessel performed very well at 900 pounds in the wiia 750. so the real question is when it's hammer time which screwdriver has the best dance moves very nice dance moves but don't get cocky milwaukee some very interesting dance moves from the german brand weira the japanese vessel brand definitely seems a little bit stiff and needs to loosen up for only seven bucks you get some pretty good moves from the harbor freight pittsburgh i tested all the screwdrivers for chemical resistance using brake parts cleaner after dipping the screwdriver handles and brake parts cleaner for one minute all the brands survived however the craftsman in the channel lock seemed to be the most effective as the plastic became soft however none of the handles became sticky after exposure to brake parts cleaner not all the screwdrivers are magnetized but the magnetizer makes quick work of it you can de-magnetize or magnetize a screwdriver in about three seconds it's a really nice tool to have on hand when it comes to screwdrivers you get what you pay for i really like the wheel as well as the pb swiss but they're very expensive brands if you're not looking for a really cheap brand but you're looking for a brand that will perform well i really like the weira as well as the milwaukee both of those brands seem to finish near the top three in just about every category and finally if you only have twenty dollars for a set of screwdrivers i would go with the craftsman all the videos in this channel including this one are viewers suggested so if you have a video idea i hope you take time to leave a comment thanks so much for watching please take care and look forward to next time

Channel: Project Farm

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Id: xtZ2jh_J7XE

Length: 15min 7sec (907 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 03 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/kiltedturtle]

I love how he come up with criteria for the tools then figures out how to do repeatable testing. The tracking of cost vs performance along with being able to see all the numbers make this my favorite tool test site.

[u/TooMuchJeremy]

Honestly not the best set of tests for hand held drivers. Outside of the torque test I didn’t find it that useful.

Using an impact driver on a hand held driver… there is a reason there are impact bits and sockets… I want to meet the guy that uses a screw driver like an impact.

Constant pressure from the top. WTH is that simulating? Should have used actual impact tests on the handle like driving it into something. Hell just bashing the handle on shit would be more helpful.

Maybe I am not remembering everything but did he do any prying tests?

Usually his tests are pretty good but in this case I think it really missed the mark. Most didn’t simulate the actual tools use case at all.

[u/zalvernaz]

Ah, the Pittsburgh Steel dance video.

[u/mcRusty99999]

I like my Wihas and Kleins, but the company buys my tools so I just order new when mine shit out on me. So I may be a bit of an unreliable source.

[u/mdewinthemorning]

Craftsman has more than one quality of screwdrivers. The red ones are crap, the plastic handle breaks with minimum of side pressure like if you try to adjust a door frame or align something.