{"id":35792,"date":"2019-02-01T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=35792"},"modified":"2019-02-01T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:13:12","slug":"review-commando-precision-pocket-screwdriver-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/review-commando-precision-pocket-screwdriver-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Commando Precision Pocket Screwdriver Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last month I received a $50 Amazon gift card from my new mobile phone company, Visible<\/a>. It was completely unexpected (and most welcome, I might add), likely due to a few network glitches we experienced shortly after launching their service.<\/p>\n

When I receive a gift card out of the blue like this, I like to use it to buy something I’ve always wanted, but never could bring myself to pull the trigger to buy: items just a little too indulgent for me to justify snapping up with my hard-earned cash. Gourmet coffee, high-end earphones, travel bags\/pouches, or radio accessories come to mind…you know, a proper splurge.<\/p>\n

At home, I have a great set of precision screwdrivers, but they’re not really portable\u2013\u2013at least, nothing I’d want to carry with me every day. So when I received this Amazon card, I knew exactly how I’d use it, because I’ve been searching for a quality set of precision screwdrivers that I could tuck away in my EDC pack.<\/p>\n

Screwdrivers are an important part of my EDC (“everyday carry”) kit. In fact, I think I use screwdrivers almost as much as I do my pocket knife, nearly as much as a pen.\u00a0 Since I was a kid, the screwdriver was my light-saber\u2013\u2013the means by which I could effectively crack into toys and pull out the insides. Harbinger of things to come?<\/p>\n

Yep. If I had a disclaimer as a kid, it should have been this one…<\/p>\n

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Today, I reach for precision screwdrivers, among other things, to work on small electronics, open radio cases, as well as to snug up the screws in the hinges of my glasses.<\/p>\n

And I freely admit it:\u00a0 on occasion, I still void warranties.<\/p>\n

Over the years I’ve tried a number of pocket screwdrivers, but I’ve never found a quality set I could recommend. Almost all of them have multiple bits that fit inside the body and magnetically lock into head\/handle of the screwdriver. The lock is never that strong, and quite often, I pull up the screwdriver only to find the bit still stuck in the screw: not useful.\u00a0 In addition, very few of these screwdrivers have a handle with the requisite grippiness\u2013\u2013you know, for those times when you need a little extra controlled force.<\/p>\n

Last year, I started searching for a higher-end solution, and discovered the\u00a0Commando Precision Pocket Screwdriver Set.<\/a> This set comes in a familiar pen-shaped form factor: tips attach to the head and are stored in the body. The price of this set floats around $33 US or so ($31.95<\/a> at time of posting).<\/p>\n

Overall, reviews are very positive, with most owners stating that the screwdriver set “was worth the investment.”<\/p>\n

The set comes with the following heat-treated alloy steel tips:<\/p>\n