Nail cleaner useful as a phillips driver?

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manowar669

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I'm looking a some SAKs, and while they do not have a dedicated phillips driver, I was wondering if the nail cleaner tip will fit smaller phillips head screws.
 
Yes, I've removed the phillips screws on the battery compartment of kid's toys with the non-flathead screwdriver tip on some 58mm vic saks. The tip of the nailfile on the Executive also works.
 
Yeah, that is what the "SD" means (screw driver) on the Classic SD, for example. The angled shape fits down in most phillips screws.

It does work, too. Not as good as the real thing, but better than your earlobe. My oldest progeny (12 years old) used one recently to tighten up the screws on a doorknob at church.
 
powernoodle said:
Yeah, that is what the "SD" means (screw driver) on the Classic SD, for example. The angled shape fits down in most phillips screws.

It does work, too. Not as good as the real thing, but better than your earlobe. My oldest progeny (12 years old) used one recently to tighten up the screws on a doorknob at church.
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I think he may be talking about the pointed nail file, not the flat headed file. I may be wrong though.
 
i've used the pointed nail cleaner on 84mm sportsman and 58mm classic for a smaller philips head screwdriver in some emergency situation and it works just fine...

for glasses screwdriver, the small screwdriver that fits in the corkscrew never fails me.
 
I use the nailcleaner of my wenger evolution S14 for changing the batteries of my photon micro light. It works very well !!

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I have a Rambler now, but the reason I posted this, is that I'm looking for a larger SAK, not too thick, with scissor, blade (duh), Can opener, bottle opener, and both phillips and flat screwdrivers. I'd like an 84mm model, but Vic doesn't have scissors at that size, and wengers don't really have phillips without extra stuff (don't really need a corkscrew). Wenger Evo 16 (i think) might fit the bill.
 
Consider also the 91mm Explorer Plus. Thats how Powernoodle rides. :) I've posted this photo so much, I'm sure folks are getting sick of it:

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powernoodle said:
Consider also the 91mm Explorer Plus. Thats how Powernoodle rides. :) I've posted this photo so much, I'm sure folks are getting sick of it:

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Too much extra stuff for me. I thought of getting a compact, but no phillips driver.
 
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You would be surprised, the can opener on Victorinox SAKs works extremely well for light duty loosening and tightening of screws. It gets deformed if you really crank down but it's a lot better then nothing LOL
 
Nikkogi said:
You would be surprised, the can opener on Victorinox SAKs works extremely well for light duty loosening and tightening of screws. It gets deformed if you really crank down but it's a lot better then nothing LOL
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Yeah, I have a Vic Soldier, Rambler and farmer. I want somthing in between the rambler and soldier with scissors and the ability todrive flat and phillips screws.
 
powernoodle said:
Consider also the 91mm Explorer Plus. Thats how Powernoodle rides. :) I've posted this photo so much, I'm sure folks are getting sick of it:
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Honestly, I'm not and it's looking pretty good to me tool-wise. But, that's exactly how I feel about my pics.
 
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manowar669 said:
Yeah, I have a Vic Soldier, Rambler and farmer. I want somthing in between the rambler and soldier with scissors and the ability todrive flat and phillips screws.
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Well, the only SAK in that category would be an Executive..
 
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