Tripod plate Stubby flat screwdriver

[Jean Déraps]

I've looked everywhere for something like this:

http://www.filmtools.com/filmtools-7-screwdriver.html

The above is out of stock and production...any other suggestions?

thanks

Jean

 

[Florian Stadler]

Quarter in your back pocket?

 

[Nick Gardner]

My personal favorite, perfect fit
http://cgi.ebay.com/BUCK-USA-2-BLAD...ryZ63792QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They don't make them anymore, so you gotta ebay it.

Nick

 

[Jean Déraps]

Florian, one of the holes in the plate I have is recessed....so no loose change will do

 

[Harry Clark]

Too bad Jean. Those are great. I put one in each camera case.
I still like a long-handled driver for more leverage and control, but the T-handle minis are handy.
Post if you find another source.
Cheers,
Harry

 

[Nate Clapp]

sears makes a stubby screwdriver that is pretty fat bladed.

 

[Sean Michael Johnston]

That's so funny ... I was thinking about posting the same question. I've been looking all over town and the net for the same thing. Has anyone asked Filmtools where they sourced theirs from?

 

[Finner]

Snowboard shops often sell T-flathead screwdrivers like that. Worth a phone call to see.

 

[chuck colburn]

Take any good brand (Snapon, Proto, Sears higher end ones) and a good bench grinder and grind it to fit the slot exactly. One of my tool boxes use to hold about a hundred different drivers ground for specific applications. Tools are cheap, camed out hardware can be a pain in the butt. This holds true for Allen and Torx drivers even more so. Don.t use those sets out of the 99 cent tool bin.

 

[Jorge Díaz-Amador]

I found the perfect screwdriver for this task while tool hunting in Switzerland. It was a PB Baumann brand (Swiss made), very short, with a wide blade with hardened, ground edges. The perfect tool.

Needless to say it disappeared after a very hectic shoot. It was missing the one feature that would have made it perfect: An eyelet to keep it on a lanyard so no one can "borrow" it.

If you guys are interested I'll try to see if I can find the part number. I could probably order a bunch of them from my Swiss tool supplier if enough people were interested. I don't think anybody has them in the U.S.

 

[Ryan Glater]

This type of screws drive is availible in the U.K. I don't have a price at the moment.

Regards Jeff

 

[chuck colburn]

Here's a neat tool. I believe RED says the torx plus screws on the lens mounts should be tighten to .45nm Check on that though.

http://www.pbswisstools.com/index.php?id=57&L=4

 

[Standog]

Filmtools Screwdriver

Filmtools Screwdriver

Filmtools bought the last 350 #7 Screwdrivers from PB Tools in Switzerland, and sold all of them within a few months. The factory will tool back up for us if we buy 1500 at $28.00 a piece, which is a price higher than we were selling them at. $42,000 is a lot of money to lay out for an over priced tool, which we'd have to mark up, in order to get a proper return on the long term investment. We are looking at all the options and will make an announcement soon.

Stan - Filmtools

 

[Jean Déraps]

I think I found it! Thanks to your suggestions of course...

Do you think it will do the trick?

http://pbtoolsus.thomasnet.com/item...er/pn-1155?&plpver=10&origin=compare&filter=0

Thanks for your help.

 

[Jorge Díaz-Amador]

Stan,

PB 135/7 (13mm wide by 2mm thick blade) was the one I had. It was perfect for the job. Are these the ones you ordered?

If 50% of RED owners bought one, you'd sell all 1500, but I do agree that is a *huge* minimum order. I'd definitely buy another one (AND engrave it, AND never let it out of my sight).

 

[chuck colburn]

Somebody with an idle CNC water jet cutter should take a piece of plate steel the proper thickness for the slot in the screw head and crank out a few thousand "T" handle wrenches. Oh yeah, and don't forget to punch a hole in one end of the handle for a lanyard. lol

 

[Bob Rudis]

I got mine from Boston Camera. They may still have them. They were over priced. Gave one to each of my assistants.

 

[Sean Michael Johnston]

I think I found it! Thanks to your suggestions of course...

Do you think it will do the trick?

http://pbtoolsus.thomasnet.com/item...er/pn-1155?&plpver=10&origin=compare&filter=0

Thanks for your help.

Thanks guys, I just ordered one.

 

[Jorge Díaz-Amador]

Screwdriver of Doom

Screwdriver of Doom

Somebody with an idle CNC water jet cutter should take a piece of plate steel the proper thickness for the slot in the screw head and crank out a few thousand "T" handle wrenches. Oh yeah, and don't forget to punch a hole in one end of the handle for a lanyard. lol

Chuck,

Not a bad idea, but you would still have to deburr the part. And ideally it should be hardened, at least case hardening the tip. I think the PB Baumann are made this way. Probably should be plated too.

To give you an idea of how good they are: Recently I found my #3 PB Swiss screwdriver. Apparently I had placed it on my porch railing and it had fallen into the grass. It had been there for several weeks, perhaps a couple of months. You know how humid and rainy it is here in Miami. The chrome plate on the shaft is still spotless, and there was just minor surface corrosion of the non chrome plated tip. Even the plastic handle held up to the intense UV light of South Florida sunlight. These are just the best screwdrivers in the world. And I've got a *LOT* of screwdrivers.

 

[Standog]

In response to: "I think I found it! Thanks to your suggestions of course... Do you think it will do the trick? http://pbtoolsus.thomasnet.com/item/...mpare&filter=0"


That's the #6 Tip. The #7 tip was the correct fit for the camera tie down screws. We are dealing with PB... hopefully they'll come around and lower the cost for the next 1500 units.

-Stan
Filmtools