Tool Talk: Opposites Attract

Today I am going to begin a new series that I will call Tool Talk. This isn’t going to just be about power tools, although they are one of my favorite subjects.  This is going to be about any tool that you need to get a job done. Be it indoors or outdoors, if it’s about the tools needed to get the job done right and efficiently this is where I’ll talk about it. 

I am going to begin with one that may seem simple, but it is the biggest multi-tasker in my home. Also, share a tip to make those simply little fixes a lot easier.  This is my favorite screwdriver. I have one of these in the house, storage room, and each glove compartment of our cars. 

 

They are inexpensive and basically 6 tools in one.  It has 2 sizes of Phillips head and plan screw drivers, and 2 size nut drivers.  Where in the world can you get 6 tools in one handy unit?
 

I really could not survive without this one and you’ll find it in a pencil cup on my desk in the kitchen.  You’d be surprised how many things need tightening around the house on a regular bases and it is great for all the child and baby electronics that need frequent battery changes.  Monitors, Leapsters, remote control toys you name it we’ve change it.  You get the picture. 

 

Recently I was changing out some friction latches on the kitchen cabinets, because several of them were broken and I was tired of staring at open cabinet doors.  During this project I remembered a little trick that is so simple and so effective.  These latches required very small screws that are often hard to handle, and my favorite tool is not magnetic.  So I pulled a document magnet off the fridge and turned it over to reveal the mega-magnet on the underside. 

 

I gently rubbed the screwdriver head back and forth across the magnet.  I won’t go into the physics of how this works, just know that it does. I now had a magnetic screw driver to continue my project without dropping tiny, impossible to find, screws all over the kitchen floor. 

 

To exhibit how this will work on just about all tools I brought in a couple more screwdrivers from the store room.  The yellow handled one took a few tries but it did eventually proved my point, this is such a quick an easy trick. 

 

There you have it our first Tool Talk.  Have a great day and be sure to check in for more Tool Talk to come.