Good quality screw drivers that don't smell?

Snap on.

I ordered these things by the hundreds for our manufacturing dept and the boxes typically got tossed. No stink. Years later, I have two sets in my roll away, minus the boxes. No stink. Believe what you like.

nb

You have a long history here of believing what you want rather than the facts of the case. Xcelite screwdrivers used handles made of cellulose butyrate, which is the source of the rancid puke smell. It's *NOT* the box, though the box may keep them from "airing out". Try a Google search if you need more convincing. You won't do it, but...

On 6/5/2011 2:10 PM, bob haller wrote: ...

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Sears might be interested in hearing that...

Might want to do at least a _little_ checking before spouting...

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How can they sell off a brand name when they don't even make the products under that brand. Sears does not make anything.

At the other end of the spectrum,

Show me one fact.

The web has only anecdotal evidence, which I can provide plenty of. My primary evidence is, neither my Xcelite screw/allen driver handles nor my Craftsmen nutdriver handles have any detectable odor, whatsoever.

Perhaps if you quit shoving yer screwdrivers up yer ass....

nb

SEARS HOLDINGS no longer owns the brand, they sold the brand to raise money.

The brand lives on owned by another company, SEARS is a licensee of the craftsman name.

The actual production of tools was always contracted out to companies in the tool business.

few companies do it all......

they sold off the rights to the craftsman name and bought a license agreement to see the tools.

basic dealer realtionship.

take kenmore appliances, there never was a kenmore stove production plant.

Sears kenmore would spec what features they want in the XXX model stove, and put production out for bid.

winner builds the whatever and this keeps costs down

...and *YOUR* anecdotal evidence beats the statements of fact! (composition of the handles).

Bullshit.

...and you don't like anecdotal evidence! What a moron.

Perhaps you could learn how to do a Google search and filter out the raw opinion? Nah, I shuda known that would be beyond your capabilities.

What a moron.

Have you looked at the yellow handled NAPA screwdrivers? They're spendy but good. I can't speak to the odor issue. My tool boxes generally don't stay closed for more than a couple days at a time.

I am not sure how you would neutralize butyrate plastic stink but fwiw the Ace hardware brand hold up pretty good and don't seem to stink.

Only time I recall that stink was back in the '80's with Craftsman screwdrivers kept in a closed toobox. Screwdrivers were pretty new. Only noticed it if they sat a while in the closed box. Still got some of them and they don't stink. Handles have hardened up. And I have newer Craftsman screwdrivers that never stunk, but I've taken to keeping my screwdrivers on a rack, so they never sit in a toolbox for long. Never noticed the stink getting on my hands, but I usually wash my hands after doing some work. Don't usually sniff my fingers after grabbing a screwdriver. Those were the only screwdrivers that caused my toolbox to stink, and somebody here said they went to a different plastic. So probably no screwdrivers stink nowadays. I always look at the tip quality and shank length and don't pay much attention to the handles anyway, as long as they aren't some weird shape.

--Vic

REAL screwdrivers always had wooden handles with a metal ferrel right above the shaft. Go back to the real thing and they wont stink.

Does it smell like vomit?

I dunno.

I like Klein brand.

I have a buddy who's dad was a heavy drinker. When he was growing up he swore his dad was throwing-up in the toolbox, and confronted him on it many times!

not true the smell of paint may stink to some.

just lay your screwdrivers in the sun for a week, and use them enough so the box is generally open. wiping down with fantastic or formula

Cite please.

LOL Good one. They should put that in a movie, but hardly anybody would get the joke.

--Vic