Tool Talk
Picture Forum => Picture Forum => Topic started by: Ngarrett2 on January 18, 2020, 04:04:12 PM
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Here are a few photos of an old Jewellers style screw driver made of iron and a little more robust than most Jewellers screw drivers. Question it has a slot that is half the depth of the circular shaft.
Anyone know what the purpose of this slot is?
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Hello, Ngarrett2. This looks like another mystery tool, only the maker may know its intended use!! Jewelers are usually quite skilled, including machining, so I believe they made, or modified, a lot of their own tools. Regards, Lou
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I cannot tell from the pictures, but I have seen screwdrivers like that where the top end of the shaft of the blade was exposed. You could put a small drift in the slot to pop out the blade and use a different size or style one.