What is the use of this?

[littlespark]

Local MKM builders had a DeWalt stall on Friday, and all I bought was some screwdriver bits. Can never have enough screwdriver bits!

Came in little tough cases, lots of torq and pz of the same sizes… masonry drills, but holders….

And this thing….
Some sort of bit holder… magnetic, but so is the other one…. This one has a sliding collar.
I can’t figure out it’s function.

Utterly confused.

 

[westward10]

It is supposed to support the screw instead of trying to hold it with your fingers.

 

[littlespark]

so no more little diagonal lines cut across my fingertips?

Well, ill have to see how much use that gets.

 

[UNG]

I was half expecting to see one of these

As that always seems to be the bit that no one has a clue about

 

[westward10]

For putting in hooks and stuff.

 

[telectrix]

For putting in hooks and stuff

fishing trips?

 

[littlespark]

I was half expecting to see one of these

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As that always seems to be the bit that no one has a clue about

Twisting cpc's together?

 

[UNG]

Twisting cpc's together?

No you use one of these
https://sackmarket.co.uk/security-ties-pack-of-1000-en/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1N2TBhCOARIsAGVHQc69EAjCTA6sQ_ffe5TLHSvAYwzjzyUKI8C-MpdKa5yDDnSDlkEUQnsaAtPJEALw_wcB

 

[SparkySy]

@littlespark
One of those sleeved driver bits has been in my impact driver since I first bought one several years ago, they are great for up to no8 screws save so much pain
The only time it's changed for a long bit is when it's too fat to get in the fixing hole (like isolators where the fixings is in a deep recess)
I wouldn't go back to a normal bit holder!
Sy

 

[Pretty Mouth]

Particularly useful for removing slot headed screws. The sleeve keeps the driver bit directly over the screw head, preventing it from sliding sideways out. Pity they don't seem to last very long, but then, only a couple of quid so worth having.

 

[SparkySy]

The sleeved bit does get full of dross and tend to seize up especially when doing a lot of overhead work as it all falls in the sleeve bit. Good blast with an air line usually sorts them out again for a while!
Sy

 

[DPG]

I was half expecting to see one of these

View attachment 97331

As that always seems to be the bit that no one has a clue about

I always thought they were for wing nuts.

 

[nicebutdim]

I always thought they were for wing nuts.

That was their intended purpose.