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Posted: 12/23/2023 12:03:12 AM EDT
[Last Edit: green_bullet]
I was needing a screwdriver set TODAY, and Brownells Magna-Tip Super Set was out of stock anyway. I needed a TINY hex key and couldn't tell what size. None of the regular allen keys and hex bits I had fit. Went to the local Cabelas and saw the Wheeler 100 piece screwdriver set.  Seemed to have the largest number of hex bits.

Kit is nice, but I don't have anything to compare it to. The smallest hex bit it has is a 0.05" and 1.5mm. I ended up needing a H0.9 from the Precision Microscrewdriver kit.

https://www.wheelertools.com/sale/100-piece-professional-screwdriver-set/4001003.html
Cabela's website shows one without for a much less. I got the version that included the torque wrench because that's all that was in store
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/wheeler-100-piece-professional-screwdriver-set

The 65 piece set has only two bits, smaller 0.028 and 0.035 inch, that are missing from the combined 100 piece and Precision Micro 58 piece sets
https://www.wheelertools.com/sale/65-piece-hextorx-screwdriver-set/4001007.html#q=65&lang=default&start=1

I'm looking to see if anyone has experience with these kits or any of the other Wheeler screwdriver sets.

Link Posted: 12/23/2023 12:52:54 AM EDT
[#1]
I have a variant and it has been rock solid. I added on the missing ones as well.

Amazon Product
  • EASE OF USE: Hollow-ground bits have a concave shape that allows for insertion all the way into the screw slot for maximum contact
  • VERSATILITY: Features (54) hollow-ground flat bits, (15) specialty bits, (8) Allen, (4) Phillips, (3) Torx, (1) 2 ¼ shaft extension and (1) hex-to-square drive adapter
  • INCLUDES: 2 non-slip, overmolded plastic handles with a convenient hinged storage case


Link Posted: 12/23/2023 12:59:05 AM EDT
[Last Edit: green_bullet] [#2]
Update: I used the wrong size torx bit when installing a rail. One size too small. Twisted the bit, not beyond use, but lesson learned to be more careful, it felt like a fit. Used a T9 when I should have used a T10. I was worried that these might have bits that are too hard and will end up stripping screws, unlike what the Magna-Tips from Brownells are supposed to do (break the bits to preserver the screws), but it may be the bits will give out before a screw head will end up being stripped.

While not stated in the linked pages, the 72 piece set has the following for the bits: made from durable S2 tool steel with a 56-58 Rockwell "C" hardness rating.
Presumably all their bits are the same across all kits, except for specialty kits like the Precision Micro kit which has chrom plated steel bits.

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