Half-Stop on SAK's Bottle Opener

[ducksoup]

For the few weeks I've had my Vic Ranger, I couldn't figure out why the bottle-opener/screwdriver/wire-stripper has a half stop. Moments ago, I was reattaching the hose clamp on a clothes dryer; it was a terribly cramped space, and I couldn't quite line up the screw driver. Then I had the epiphany:

The screw driver can be used at a right angle! Brilliant!

Kudos to the Swiss engineers :thumbup:

 

[Lurker]

Yes, they really figured out everything and have packed the maximum utility into those SAKs.

But why are the screw driver tips polished round instead of squared-off? I can't figure that one out. Oh well... easy enough to fix with a grinder or file.

 

[Planterz]

Also works good for torque prying.

 

[knarfeng]

But why are the screw driver tips polished round instead of squared-off? I can't figure that one out. Oh well... easy enough to fix with a grinder or file.

Round-cornerd screwdriver tips is why I carry a micra these days instead of a Tinker. The scredriver blade tips on the micra have square corners, so they don't slip off the screw head as easily. Besides that way I get to carry another knife. I find the knife blade on a micra unsatisfactory.

 

[mnblade]

Round-cornerd screwdriver tips is why I carry a micra these days instead of a Tinker. The scredriver blade tips on the micra have square corners, so they don't slip off the screw head as easily. Besides that way I get to carry another knife. I find the knife blade on a micra unsatisfactory.

The Micra plus a dedicated folder (for me, that often means a razor-sharp Case cv Sodbuster Junior) is a massively useful minimalist combination.

 

[orca8589]

I use the half stop for more leverage and torque. I've gotten it into places a regular screwdriver wouldn't go.

I don't mind the rounded polished corners; I grind them on a belt sander to fit the screws on my Finnish model 39 rifle. Between the (reground) large & small screwdriver on my old Huntsman, I can work every screw on that rifle.

thx - cpr