Screwdriver recommendations?

[kwass]

I recently got rid of some Xcelite nutdrivers that still smelled bad after 30 years

Me too!  I had the PS-120 nutdriver and PS-88 screwdriver kits also stored in a semi open tool box.  They just got to the point of smelling so bad I couldn't use them.  I replaced them with the Xcelite 99PA50 set of nutdrivers/screwdrivers and a couple of handles.

They don't look nearly as cool and they're not as convenient but they don't smell at all.

[MrSlack]

Rather glad I didn't go with Xcelite now!

[Cubdriver]

Huh.  I have both the PS-88 and PS-120 sets too.  I keep them in their little plastic cases (makes it obvious if one has gone astray) and have never been bothered by the smell (which is undeniably there).  I don't find it to be that terribly strong, and it's only really noticeable to me if I put my nose right up to them.

I guess we all find different things objectionable, huh?  (Or perhaps I fried my nose years ago at Nat Semi with acetone, xylene, IPA, developer, phototresist, etc...)

-Pat

[kwass]

Huh.  I have both the PS-88 and PS-120 sets too.  I keep them in their little plastic cases (makes it obvious if one has gone astray) and have never been bothered by the smell (which is undeniably there).  I don't find it to be that terribly strong, and it's only really noticeable to me if I put my nose right up to them.

How long have you had them?  When they were new, 25+ years ago, the smell wasn't bad at all. It gets worse with time.

[Cubdriver]

How long have you had them?  When they were new, 25+ years ago, the smell wasn't bad at all. It gets worse with time.

Perhaps two years at this point.  There's a set at work that's probably 7 or 8 years old that's not bad (apparently yet) either.  I have to admit, that's the opposite of what I'd expect - figured that any odor would lessen over time rather than increasing.  Strange.  I also have a 99PS40 type set that's pushing 30 buried somewhere; I'll have to dig it out and take a whiff - haven't seen it in a few years now...

-Pat