In the meanwhile, I would be interested in your own experiences. Is this just an occasional lemon, or are other B-Square screwdriver sets as bad as this one ?

12th of April, 2002

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have recently purchased a B-Square product and am so thoroughly dissatisfied with the low quality of this specific item, and with several specific manufacturing flaws, that I wonder whether I just accidentally might have stumbled upon a rare "lemon", as may always happen with any manufacturer.

In the latter case, please let me know whether you would be able and willing to exchange for a better specimen.

The product in question is the "Gunsmith's Screwdriver Set". The faults of the item included a severely crooked screwdriver shaft (not axial to the grip), a grip cap the threads of which do not engage the inside threads of the hollow grip, because the grip inside was already cracked when I opened the sealed package, and blade bits which wobble around in the too-large shaft opening of the screwdriver.

I would appreciate any helpful and service-oriented response and remain as a first-time customer

yours sincerely

(address)

Email: carcano91@hotmail.com

Sounds as if the expectation was precision )becuase of the venue) as associated with tools (i.e. Starret etc), but instead received a Nagasaki 'Nut Bucket'!?

I had a similar experiance with tools recently using these hex 'bits' (not from this vendor). It was a torx tip (#50) wherein it crumbled like stale bread when applied to the workload. The second time, it snapped like a piece of celery. You see, most OEM's make these cheap item(s).

Good lesson that goes back to 'buyer beware'. Unfortunately, what we do not know collectively is, which OEM make hex variety bits which have precision based on the quality of the materials and longevity as a result.

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Best regards,
Alex

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First of all, hardly any of the bits in the set fit any darned thing. I thought it was designed for use on guns?

And after darned little use, the handle separated from the shaft and I had to use copious amounts of super glue to get it back together.

Not a good product, in my opinion.

R Flowers

Doc

Antonio

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Originally posted by R Flowers:
Yeah, my B-Square screw driver set was pretty much junk as well.

First of all, hardly any of the bits in the set fit any darned thing. I thought it was designed for use on guns?

And after darned little use, the handle separated from the shaft and I had to use copious amounts of super glue to get it back together.

Not a good product, in my opinion.

R Flowers

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DITTO on the JUNK!!!!

That said, I bought Brownell's empty Magna-Tip box and added some Magna-Tip allen head & Torx sets to the mix. At least for me I've had no problems with the B-Square bits ... maybe it was a bad batch you got??

FWIW my WORST experience with alleged gunsmith screwdrivers was an expen$ive 12-piece set by Forster. Within a month 3 of them broke and I wasn't crankin' on 'em either! They were so hard they were brittle. I worked in aerospace then and had the broken ones hardness tested.

I sent the broken ones back to Forster with the Rockwell report and they REFUSED to refund any money or even replace a single darn tool!! To the end of my days I avoid anything they make ... if they, and only they make a tool I think I might need ... I'll do without it, the bassturds :-( !!

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They are good.

Hermann

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For handles don't forget about Craftsman also, but I have just a bunch of different handles floating around. One nice thing is to use a large handle when you are using it on tiny screws, you can hold it with your fingertips and you have a lot better feel than when you use a smaller handle.

I haven't found much from B-square I've liked in the past, except their crossbolt drilling jig. They probably outsource much of what they sell, as someone else pointed out, so quality will vary.

Todd

I have a B square unit & they are fine for the $14 bucks I paid for them at Midway. I also have a Chapman set but they cost more than double for less than half the bits but they do appear better made.

Depends what you want them for too. For occasional use to remove stock from action etc they are fine. If you want more I understand from my gunsmith the set from Forster is excellent but you'll pay for it too. As it should be.

Regards,
JohnT

My 2 cents....

cheers, Mike

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Ray Atkinson

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Good luck and good shooting