![]() ![]() We’ll provide more than 500 pieces of new content this year absolutely free for our readers-including objective evaluations of individual tools and products. We work with more than two dozen professional contractors around the United States who review products for us on real job sites and consult with us on testing methods, categories, and weighting. We consult with innovators in the technology and design of tools to gain a broader grasp of where these products fit and how they work. Our team will put our hands on hundreds of additional tools at media events and trade shows throughout the year. Our Pro reviewers work in the trades and have the skills and experience to know whether tools can perform well in the field.Įach year, we bring in and review more than 250 individual products. We’ve been in business since 2008 covering tools, writing reviews, and reporting on industry news in the construction, automotive, and lawn care industries. It’s all about giving you a legitimate recommendation and our honest opinion of each product. We only recommend what we’d actually use, even if we don’t earn a commission from it. Why You Can Trust Pro Tool ReviewsĮver check out a “review” site and you can’t tell if they actually tested the tools or if they’re just “recommending” the Amazon top sellers? If we recommend a more expensive set-expect it to last. Also, a “cheap” set of screwdrivers might look good up front, but if the blades break and the handles shatter when you need them the most… Well, you might wish you had spent more upfront for a nicer set! We try to take all of this into account. That price needs to equal what you get for your money, however. We absolutely don’t mind paying good money for the best screwdriver set available. We prefer the latter but appreciate both designs. Some shafts do this by making the entire shaft in a 1/4-inch hex design while others provide a short area near the base of the handle. ![]() We all do it-you might as well have a driver or two that can take the abuse! We also like hex points on the shaft to grab with a wrench when you need some extra torque. T-handles should have enough material to deliver the required torque without feeling as though you might twist the steel shaft or break off the handle.įor some drivers, having a couple with a through-shaft and steel backplate makes them handy when you need to bang on something. We also want to see replacement bit availability. A great case in point are multi-bit drivers that make use of handle space so you don’t have to hunt around for bits when you need them. Particularly when it comes to multi-bit drivers and T-handles, we love features that make sense. Most major manufacturers have figured this out, but many of the knockoff brands take this shortcut-figuring you can’t see through the opaque plastic. We’ve seen plenty of handles break as a result of poor design. As you can imagine, when you apply enough twisting force, the torque can quickly overcome the small amount of handle coverage. Cheap screwdrivers only extend a couple inches past the base of the handle. The best screwdrivers carry the blade very deep into, or even through, the handle. We also look at how the driver blade runs through the handle. Breaking a slotted tip every few weeks shouldn’t be part of your workflow. We ruled out several blades because they didn’t hold up when the going got tough. We also care a lot about the quality of the tip. Durability and Qualityįrom the handle quality to the design of the blade, we pay attention to whether a screwdriver holds up under extended use. If a driver slips out of your grip when you get a little greasy-that’s not a great tool for you. For mechanics, we paid attention to which drivers had a nice fit but also held up to grease and dirt. At the same time, it shouldn’t hurt your hand if you really need to bear down on a screw. We don’t like using screwdrivers that don’t give you a good grip. When the dust cleared, here are the particular things we took care to really examine for each pick: Comfort and Ergonomics For us to pick the best products means we need an understanding of just how these Pros use these tools in their daily work. Everyone uses screwdrivers-from plumbers to electricians to mechanics. When choosing the best screwdriver sets we focused on several key aspects of what makes a good hand tool.
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