12-08-2018, 04:19 AM | #101 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Africa
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| Re: What hex drivers you using?
Bought this a while ago and seems really nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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12-09-2018, 10:25 AM | #102 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: North East
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| Re: What hex drivers you using?
MIP Hex Drivers. Have been using them for years and they show no wear whatsoever.
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12-09-2018, 04:50 PM | #103 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: okc
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Mip, best I've tried
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02-16-2019, 02:52 PM | #104 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: 'Burque
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My MIP set rules, but I just picked up the Traxxas set from my LHS to keep in my truck, and so far I'm pretty impressed with it. We'll see how long they last thought. My MIP set is going on 5 years wrenching on dozens of my vehicles and still work like new.
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02-18-2019, 09:28 AM | #105 | |
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MIP drivers are indeed the business. | |
02-18-2019, 10:31 AM | #106 |
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As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I've been using the Dynamite pro-series set of metric hex drivers. Unfortunately, it looks like these are discontinued now, and that's a shame. I've had my set for years and they're still working perfectly. https://www.amainhobbies.com/dynamit...dyn3080/p79789 After getting about 90% of the way through my Yeti kit build, I'd had enough of turning all of these screws by hand and finally bought a cheap $10 Harbor Freight rechargeable screwdriver and a set of HF bits. https://www.harborfreight.com/48-vol...kit-61826.html The screwdriver works great. The bits, not so much. They got me through the rest of the Yeti kit build, but more than once I had to touch up the 2mm driver on my grinder to keep it sharp enough not to round out the screws. Recently I bought the 3 pack of MIP drivers and as everybody already knows, they're fantastic. My only concern is that the machined hex section is really short. This makes for a much stronger shaft, but it also prevents me from touching up the tip on my grinder when it does start to wear. But, considering how many years I've had my Dynamite set and it's still showing no signs of wear, I'm guessing these MIPs will last me a very long time. For my SAE stuff, I've got an inexpensive set of Turnigy drivers. The handles are solid aluminum so they're heavy as hell, but the bits themselves seem to be holding up very well. I do a lot of work with older Associated trucks so I use these pretty frequently, and I've got no complaints at all for the $7 or $8 that I paid for the set. The Turnigy set that I bought seems to be discontinued, but here's one of them from the set for reference: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-...ex-driver.html One thing that I think I want to get now is a set of ball-end drivers. I don't always have a straight-shot with some of the screws, and that can require additional disassembly with the sets I have now. |
03-03-2019, 07:03 AM | #107 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Northeast Iowa
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| Re: What hex drivers you using?
one more vote for mip. however, I got a set of cheap red handled dynamites that i use when not at my shop and theyve held up great over a year or so
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04-24-2019, 02:38 PM | #108 |
Newbie Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: In a galaxy far, far away....
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Buy quality. I use MIP and Hudy and can recommend this
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05-05-2019, 06:18 PM | #109 |
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After reading this thread I purchased some MIP hex drivers. What a difference from the cheap ones I had before. I went and dug around in my toolbox and was using an old nut driver with a bunch of worn out hex bits from various tool sets i have acquired over the years. No more stripped heads and getting mad at myself for not getting the right tool to do the job.
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05-05-2019, 07:03 PM | #110 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: East Tennessee
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| Re: What hex drivers you using?
I have Wera drivers and MIP hex drivers my electric screw driver. No issues. Kinda wanting a set of MIP drivers too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-07-2019, 06:12 AM | #111 |
Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Mid-Ohio
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I just picked up one of these from Bowhouse at a comp I attended this past weekend. It has a nice aluminum case with titanium coated hardened steel tips. It also has a magnet tip holder built into the cap. |
08-10-2019, 08:19 AM | #112 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: The Netherlands
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Ready to upgrade to better hobby tools. Been using a Dynamite set that keeps stripping screws. My Tamiya toolset has been great for last 6 years, but the hex drivers are also starting to stripping screws. Also use professional PB Swiss Tools Torx drivers for 6 years now, but they also start stripping screws after years of usage. So wanna go the MIP or Hudy route. But which are the better ones? Or is there not much difference? |
08-10-2019, 03:34 PM | #113 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hickory,NC
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Dang I'm still using my Integy from 10-12 yrs ago. I've only replaced 1 and I broke the tip off of that 1.
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08-12-2019, 07:34 AM | #115 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tri-cities, WA
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I have these on hand. old integy are pretty decent and have worn well over the years. New integy look the same but the tips break or wear pretty quickly. Mip wear a long time but I've had to shorten the tips to get sharp edges again. Dynamite are decent but as these things go the tips are getting soft edges. They thought of this so the hex is extra long so it can be shortened a few times before its worthless. Vanquish tips are pretty nice. I've only been using them for about 6 months so they haven't started to wear yet. Team associated are decent too. The tips are good so far over the last 6 months and they're priced right. |
08-12-2019, 08:10 AM | #116 |
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Mip
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08-12-2019, 01:20 PM | #117 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: The Netherlands
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Thanks all for the advise. Desided to go for MIP. Just ordered them.
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08-12-2019, 11:00 PM | #118 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England
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| Re: What hex drivers you using?
I bought some cheap Turnigy drivers a few years ago. Workied ok for somethime, but as the tips wore I bought a set of Arrowmax tips separately. They fit straight in to the handles and have lasted years.I also have a set of 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5mm MIP drivers I use in a smalll cordless drill. Good quality, but you pay the price.
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08-12-2019, 11:10 PM | #119 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tri-cities, WA
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Just received a couple of these savox driver sets today. Time will tell how they wear but I'm going to use them as my main driver set on the bench for a while to accelerate any issues that may arise. I used it a bit today and they are nice enough so far. |
08-13-2019, 05:09 AM | #120 |
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Those Savox drivers look very similar to the Core rc ones I have. Makes a great trail tool and no wear yet. I can't seem to find a core rc website though. https://rcoctane.co.uk/Core-RC-CR163...p?search=Cr163 Last edited by M1tch; 08-13-2019 at 05:20 AM. |
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