JIS screwdrivers - Tamiya

50Twuncle

I need a JIS screwdriver for building a Tamiya RC car - the model shop and, unbelievably Tamiya UK does not have there for sale !!
(Tamiya support deny that they are even necessary)


They are more "pointy" than generic crosshead drivers - necessary to fit some of the screws in the car - I have tried several "phillips" drivers and ended up damaging the heads !!
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=74893&hl=screwdriver


Does anyone know where these can be bought in the UK ?

Inner_Zone

Why don't you use a search engine?

Loads on Amazon UK for example!

barmonkey

Google is our friend

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1AVNG_enGB645GB645&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=jis%20screwdriver%20set

Bollotom

Probably get from a mobile phone repair/upgrade shop.

50Twuncle

I was hoping to find one locally
but ended up ordering one through Amazon from Japan !!
cost £7.25 - free delivery.

Richie-from-the-Boro

All JIS heads should have a recognition dimple

the most visible distributed brand in the UK and US is VesselTools. The UK ebay listing is here and the difference 'twixt' the Japanese Industrial standard and the lazy and crude Phillips is below
~ and ~

I made hand made furniture for 60 years and swapped from the useless Phillips to square screws distributed by someone 4 miles from me 35 years ago - never looked back. NOTE the driver tips are properly hardened.

50Twuncle

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

All JIS heads should have a recognition dimple

the most visible distributed brand in the UK and US is VesselTools. The UK ebay listing is here and the difference 'twixt' the Japanese Industrial standard and the lazy and crude Phillips is below
~ and ~

I made hand made furniture for 60 years and swapped from the useless Phillips to square screws distributed by someone 4 miles from me 35 years ago - never looked back. NOTE the driver tips are properly hardened.

Thanks - these are tiny little screws that hold "bits" of a radio control car suspension together - don't think that there are "dimples" on them...
But they ARE jis screws !!

ohreally

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

I made hand made furniture for 60 years and swapped from the useless Phillips to square screws distributed by someone 4 miles from me 35 years ago - never looked back. NOTE the driver tips are properly hardened.

Had you referred to Robertson heads I would have known what you meant, square screws, not so.

Lorian

Take a look at the cheap black and yellow "Trades pro" mini screwdriver set in ASDA, assuming they still sell them.

Richie-from-the-Boro

ohreally wrote: »

Had you referred to Robertson heads I would have known what you meant, square screws, not so.

That's fine with me, call them what you will my friend. Of course they are neither Roberstson or square head at all, because the head is round isn't it. No, injecting a little more pedantry I'd say its the socket in the head or the drive that's square, the screw continues eternally round.

Richie-from-the-Boro

Lorian wrote: »

Take a look at the cheap black and yellow "Trades pro" mini screwdriver set in ASDA, assuming they still sell them.

- thanks for that Lorian, I'll look next time I'm in !