Post the tools you have and love. Hopefully we will learn from each other and find some we NEED to have :)

tiguy7 said:
This is a gunsmith bit set for slotted screws from Brownell’s.View attachment 2839965
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Those Brownells Magna-tip bits & drivers are made by Zephyr as far as I know.
Excellent quality, but regular Zephyr brand bits are kind of difficult to find available so I don't have many of them.
They do manufacture bits for Snap-on though.

I personally like Chapman bits, but have thought about trying a set of the fixed drivers Brownells offers.
I also want to eventually try a set of Forster gunsmithing drivers, and I want to try the Grace bit driver set since I've been so happy with their wood handle gunsmithing screwdrivers.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Those Brownells Magna-tip bits & drivers are made by Zephyr as far as I know.
Excellent quality, but regular Zephyr brand bits are kind of difficult to find available so I don't have many of them.
They do manufacture bits for Snap-on though.

I personally like Chapman bits, but have thought about trying a set of the fixed drivers Brownells offers.
I also want to eventually try a set of Forster gunsmithing drivers, and I want to try the Grace bit driver set since I've been so happy with their wood handle gunsmithing screwdrivers.
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When you’re turning screws with engraved heads, the bit fit is important.IMG_7231.png
 
Hickory n steel said:
You can get little hook & pick sets from Harbor freight for just $2 and sometimes free, but they're garbage that I won't even take for free.

I really love these little Mayhew made picks, 100% American made, good handles, great steel that holds up very well, and they're only around $20.
I have also had zero issues with rust , but my Tekton set which I also like has developed light surface rust.
I just picked up a 3rd set of the Channellock rebrands at the local Tractor supply, for $18 you can't beat 'em.
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Even if those $2 Pittsburg sets were of good quality, they still lack the " complex probe ".
This right here is the magic, I don't know how I lived without it.
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I'd pay the $20 for just this one and the straight pick.
They come extremely sharp, but eventually dull down a little to a reasonable more durable sharpness.

HF also has their ICON brand of hook & pick set, for $20 you don't get a Complex probe and the shanks are a soft flimsy stainless steel.
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Talking picks, I like my Craftsman and General for more delicate jobs
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And while going through my toolbox for the pics, I want to share this little screwdriver serving me flawlessly for close to 40 years. Picked up in Frankfurt. Historical Made in West Germany stamp.
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