Black & Decker Screw Finder????

photoweborama · September 27th, 2008, 11:12 PM

I've had a couple of these things over the years, but I have no clue how to use them.

Black & Decker calls them "Screw finders".

They are a small gray plastic tube with a spring inside. I did find they are supposed to be for screwing in slotted screws strait, but I still have no clue how to use them.

Any ideas?

boris bubbanov · September 28th, 2008, 01:23 AM

I'm not sure. Can you post a picture?

SMPTE · September 28th, 2008, 02:12 AM

I got one of those when I was single. Truth in advertising laws need a serious overhaul.

Dave W · September 28th, 2008, 02:14 AM

If it's like the screw finders I've used, you just slide the tube over the screw while the slotted bit is held in the tube. It helps keep everything aligned and helps keep the bit from coming out of the slot.

voodoostation · September 28th, 2008, 08:33 AM

Dave is correct. The B&D ones have never worked all that well for me, but if you google "screw starters", you'll find much better ones at very good prices. Invaluable for places you can't reach with fingertips. Though I've found just a bit of electrical tape wrapped around both the screw and the driver tip will get me there as well. The last one I used had two finger like prongs that held screw to either a flat tip or phillips tip for more stability. I liked that one.

B Valley · September 28th, 2008, 09:48 AM

I'm not sure where you would need something like that in guitar building. Perhaps you're thinking of a jig you would use to drill straight holes, in place of a drill press.

boneyguy · September 28th, 2008, 12:36 PM

Isn't that what beer is for?

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voodoostation Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Midlothian, Va Age: 35 Posts: 501 2 Photos	Dave is correct. The B&D ones have never worked all that well for me, but if you google "screw starters", you'll find much better ones at very good prices. Invaluable for places you can't reach with fingertips. Though I've found just a bit of electrical tape wrapped around both the screw and the driver tip will get me there as well. The last one I used had two finger like prongs that held screw to either a flat tip or phillips tip for more stability. I liked that one. __________________ "'Til the pawnshops were packed like a backstage party, hangin' full of pointy, ugly, cheap guitars. And the youngun's all turned to karaoke, hangin' all their wishes upon disregarded stars. -DBT"

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Dave W Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Guadalupe County, TX Age: 62 Posts: 1,922	If it's like the screw finders I've used, you just slide the tube over the screw while the slotted bit is held in the tube. It helps keep everything aligned and helps keep the bit from coming out of the slot.

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