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Maxtech 16521MX 32 Piece Precision Bit Set | 
| Brand: MaxTech
Category: Home Improvement
Buy New: $9.99
Rating:  5 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 3.6 x 1.2
Model: 16521MX
UPC: 067335165217
EAN: 0067335165217
ASIN: B000MF754W
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 30 heavy duty Chrome-Vanadium precision bits | | • | Telescopic driver shaft adjusts to desired length | | • | Compact pocket sized case | | • | 3 removable bit trays for easy access | | • | Metal tightening ferril |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nifty Seldom-Used item. November 2, 2008
Gary Peterson (San Diego, California USA)
Here's a nifty little inexpensive item that I will very seldom use. Everyone has need of screwdrivers from time to time and almost everyone has a small collection of screwdrivers that work, more or less, some of the time. A major problem of mine has been with really small screws on appliances, electronic items and things of that sort. Conventional screwdrivers are generally useless. Then there are those strange specialized screws that are neither slot head nor phillips head. Boy, can they be a headache. When the problem becomes great enough, then a lot of time is spent (wasted) in Home Depot and other such stores seeking out possible solutions. Ten or twenty dollars can go by real easily, not to mention the time and gas money, just for the removal of one or two fastening devices..
This nifty little screwdriver set has 32 bits, some of which I didn't even know existed and will probably never use in my lifetime. Oh well, if the problem ever comes up I've possibly got the solution. I've used the set on a few items so far and it works real well. Keep in mind that I'm not a professional "fixer." I'm just a homeowner who has occasional use for such a set. When I need it, it's invaluable. I'm very pleased to store it away in my garage tool area. I anticipate it will save a lot of time and effort and trips to Home Depot.
Gary Peterson
 Good Value October 6, 2008
Martin Ariel D'elia (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Good value item, it should not be used for heavy duty work, but for casual users it's perfect.
 Not so good as adversited May 31, 2008
Wilfredo Perdomo (Venezuela)
This set look great on pictures, but made materials are not soo great. This is not recomended for a regularch tech, entusiats, just for the very casual user as it will not last longer.
Perfect for light-duty precision work December 26, 2007
Skeptikos (Providence, RI USA)
This is a comprehensive, well-made, and attractive set for precision work, as it was intended. I like it a lot.
So far I have used the Torx T5 and Phillips #00 to swap out the hard drive in my MacBook Pro, and the Philips #0 and #1 and Posi #1 for fixing toys and the like, and the only sign of stripping was of a screw when I first tried using Phillips #1 rather than Posi #1 (which explains a lot of stripped screws using other tools in the past -- I had never heard of Posi-Drive before, and it really is different, so great to have). The bits are quite hard and haven't stripped at all.
I only gave it 4 stars because of one flaw: The plastic collet does not close tightly enough with a standard degree of tightening on the ferrule, and so bits tend to slip inwards when pressure is applied to the handle; since the handle is hollow to allow for the extension shaft, they can slip entirely in. One has to tighten the ferrule a tad bit more than feels normal to get the bits to stay put. But one can sidestep this entirely by using the extension shaft, which then allows bits to be quickly put in and removed while leaving the ferrule just barely tight.
Perhaps someday the collet will break as for the prior reviewer, through overtightening the ferrule or using the driver to force a hard-put screw, but so far there hasn't been any sign of that happening.
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