Wrenches - useful with Festool goodies

[Mini Me]

Just curious, are coin slot drivers the same as drag link sockets?

The coin slot drivers have a round blade end to fit the rounded slot.

   https://www.pbswisstools.com/en/tools/quality-hand-tools/special-tools/product/pb-8125-9-45

    PB Swiss has the same blade in a stubby handle too.

Seth

That driver looks very much the same as a Dzus fastener driver.
https://www.tetools.com/dzus-coin-head-screwdriver

 

[Euclid]

I have one of the PB Swiss versions of a 'coin driver' (sold, I think, primarily for the caps of battery cells and the like) - though I bought it specifically for Dzus fasteners. It was a better fit, seemingly better quality, and nicer to handle than some of those sold for the purpose.

(I really like PB Swiss stuff, but it seems to have become harder to get in the UK.)

 

[Spandex]

  One thing that stood out to me is that all have a ball detent on the 100mm leg (clearly visible on the 5mm wrench in the first photo); quite useful to keep from losing the screw being removed or replaced.

For others wanting the ball detent functionality, they should make sure they specifically look for models with the ‘Holding Function’, marked “HF” in the model number. Wera do make them without the holding function, although I think all the sets are HF based, and the non-HF versions are only available individually.

Back in the "good ole days", I used an hand held impact driver to attempt to remove screws from floor mounted hydraulic door operators almost daily as that is how the automatic door operators functioned.  Oh, to add insult to injury , most of the screws were slotted.  Good times...not!  Invariably ended drilling out alot of screws and retapping the steel boxes set in the concrete. I probably appreciate modern cordless tools more that the vast majority of tradesman now.

Wera still make those manual impact drivers. They’re not cheap either:
https://www-de.wera.de/dw2017/en/impact_drivers

 

[squall_line]

On the recommendation of another FOGger (likely [member=44099]Cheese[/member]), I grabbed a Zyklop Mini-1 with bits last year because it was the only way I could effectively get a Phillips bit where I needed it to disassemble the pull starter on my antique-ish (late 90's) snow thrower.  And even then, I had to insert the bit through the ratchet handle to get it shallow enough to use.

I've found the Mini ratchet to be a much nicer way to snug up fasteners around the house and other small tasks than a normal screwdriver, and I had the unexpected heart-melting pleasure of watching my 2 year-old son figure out how to use it (including flipping the ratchet setting to loosen as appropriate).  I had him help me assemble some knock-down shelving for his play area, and all I had to do was snug up the fasteners at the end.  Much easier for little hands to use that tiny ratchet than maneuver around even a modestly-sized 1/4" socket ratchet or figure out an allen key.

Of course, it took a day and a half to distract him enough to get the ratchet back for me to use myself, but it's nice to know I'm already able to help build his skill set and hang out with him doing stuff like that already.

 

[leakyroof]

I know what you mean [member=25351]rst[/member] I used to work in a bodyshop that specialized in restorations and hi-end custom work. I was the guy who dismantled everything and most of the time I used an air-ratchet or a small "butterfly" impact wrench. Cordless drills were in their infancy at that time. The 9v Makita I had was very weak and had a key-type chuck. It was ok for drilling small holes and that's about it. Torque was minimal and the batteries sucked.....and we loved them, because they were cordless/hose-less.
They were in no way a comparison to what is available now. I couldn't have imagined a 1/4" hex-drive impact driver like they sell today. It would have been transforming.

Yes!!!  Compared to what 'WASN'T' available years ago... we are blessed these days. Using a 1/4" air ratchet to drive screws in, since small cordless impacts just weren't available to me back then... [embarassed] [embarassed]