Need source for a JIS "Impact" screwdriver or just the bits

[lljjmm]

Does anyone know of a supplier for - a JIS "impact" screwdriver and /or supplier of bits at a reasonable price?

Found one at around $100 which is a bit on the high side from what I want to pay. Even just  a supplier for the JIS  "impact" bits would suffice.   

Thanks

[justintyper]

http://nc700-forum.com/forum/garage-mechanical-help/2276-diy-jis-screwdriver.html try this trick on a regular phillips impact bit. should work

[Valker]

http://www.vesseltools.com

[ricoman]

http://nc700-forum.com/forum/garage-mechanical-help/2276-diy-jis-screwdriver.html try this trick on a regular phillips impact bit. should work

has worked for me for many years
also, a drywall screw bit will do the job
have never needed an impact tool, a sharp tap on the screwdriver with a hammer will most often let the screw be easily removed, works on carb screws too

[Patrick]

I don't know about impact bits, but, JIS can be found almost anywhere today. A hand/hammer impact is one of the neatest tools one can own. Almost any tool company has [ or should] them, mine is a Mac and about 50 yrs old. A hammer along with the proper screwdriver will work most times, but, there are times when....
And, one can never have too many tools.

[ricoman]

And, one can never have too many tools.

that is an absolute fact!!

[hubcapsc]

Every auto parts store has a cheap lefty-loosy/righty-tighty screwdriver handle with
a couple of trays of bits at the checkout aisle for cheap... the right bit is in there.

You know you have the right bit when you fit it into the screw and it seems to go all
the way in and fits tight with no slop.

-Mike

[HayHauler]

Only problem is that my impact driver has huge bits, not the usual size that drill/drivers use. 

Hay
Jimmyt

[Patrick]

Only problem is that my impact driver has huge bits, not the usual size that drill/drivers use. 

Hay
Jimmyt

You can't find a set of bits with a 3/8" collet/adapter ?

[Patrick]

Plus the problem in the OP is that the screw head is peeled away. The hand impact will help make something to bite into and add more 'gription'.
If this doesn't work, then drilling out the head is about the only option left regardless of how he chooses to try and do it. That may not end up leaving much or anything left of the screw to grab on to.

[HayHauler]

Only problem is that my impact driver has huge bits, not the usual size that drill/drivers use. 

Hay
Jimmyt

You can't find a set of bits with a 3/8" collet/adapter ?

My hand impact uses about 3/8" hex bits.  I should check to see if I can find an adapter down to the standard "screw driver" hex bit.
Thanks for the idea Patrick.

Hay 
Jimmyt

[da prez]

  I posted this to RedDiamond the other day!  Grinding compound on a screw driver bit will grab most screws that start to strip. If you do not have an impact driver . a small blunt punch to rap on the offender will help to loosten it and sometimes help to reshape the head. Dust from the bench grinder with a drop of oil makes good grinding compound. Drill as a last resort.

                                                   da prez   

[Valker]

As I posted before, here is a more specific link in the same site. No matter what kind or size or brand of Phillips screwdriver you use, it does NOT properly fit a JIS screw head.
In this link, the dark grey screwdriver is the impact one.
http://www.vesseltools.com/hand-tools/screwdrivers/motorcycle-restoration-repair/motorcycle-repair-kit/flypage_sku.tpl.html

[HayHauler]

Man, looks like I need to upgrade my impact screw driver. 
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Great-Neck-5-pcs-impact-driver-set-with-plastic-storage-case/_/N-25dw?itemIdentifier=529289_0_0_

This is what mine looks like.  If you blow the picture up, you can see that the bits are huge as compared to the one Valker posted....   and they are not JIS.
Hmmm....

Hay 
Jimmyt

[lljjmm]

Thanks Valker for the source for a JIS "impact" screwdriver and impact driver bits.
 It is amazing that the difference there is in using a JIS driver over a phillips. Way much better fit.

[MarkT]

Harbor freight makes an impact screwdriver - the tool seems to work OK but the bits are positively JUNK. They break on the first use.  Might be quality bits will work on that driver.  Mine broke and haven't replaced them - very rare to need such a tool - I should do that before I have the need... Thanks for the lead on those bits - gonna check into that.

[hubcapsc]

Here's my $2 (I don't know how much it cost, or where it came from, but check out
the awesome 1972 Japanese enduro bike handgrip handle  )
lefty-loosy/righty-tighty screwdriver and its trays of bits...



Here's one of the OEM screw heads on one of my reservoirs, I've used the lefty-loosy
and a particular one of its "phillips" bits  on it, and all the other reservoir (rear too) screws
over and over again... these screws are near the same size as a #2 phillips, but a #2
fits too loose, as we all know, a #2 will ruin these screws...



Here's a picture of the screwdriver fitting perfectly into one of the reservoir screws.
The "fitting perfectly" part is kind of blurry, but you can see the righty-tighty/lefty-loosy
button 



I was at Advance today buying wax (now everyone is going to think I'm lying  )
and I looked around, there was a big box of all kinds of screwdriver bits near
the checkout aisle... lots of them were "phillips" style bits...

-Mike "cheap/easy/good"