Good things come to those who wait! It has been months since they were in stock, but we are happy to announce that the KC Tool bench top stands for precision tools are again available for purchase. For those of you who don’t know, a few years back KC Tool set out to make a precision screwdriver stand that was simple and affordable, without sacrificing quality. We did just that, making it the ideal stand for a wide range of screwdriver brands including Wiha, Gedore, Witte and more.
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What is a pentalobe screw and why would you need a pentalobe screwdriver? Let’s examine a brief history of this little beast.
Firstly, like a Pentagon (shape with five sides) a Pentalobe is a screw or screwdriver with five points. They come in six sizes from 1 to 6. The nomenclature of this can be confusing though, as different companies have different ways of naming their pentalobe sizes. You will see TS1, which can easily be mistaken for Torx size. You will also see variations on the letter P (P1, P2, Etc..) and PL (PL1, PL2…). There even some who make it as clear as possible and call it Five Lobe.
The confusion doesn’t stop there, though. In 2009 Apple launched the pentalobe screw, and that’s about all they did. There was no regulatory sizing so the brains at iFixit reverse engineered the screw and made a driver to work with it. Since it was similar in size to a Torx T2, the called it a P2. After they did this, Apple released sizing information and revealed that iFixit’s P2 was actually a size 1. It was after all this commotion that WIha released their set of pentalobes (to Apple Standards), so their PL1 is actually the same size as iFixit’s P2. Did you get all that? To keep things simple (and since this is the GERMAN tool blog) we will use Wiha’s sizing standard, PL1-PL6.Read More »
My wife and I saw the latest Wolverine movie last night, “Logan“. I have been a X-Men fan since I collected the comics as a kid. Imagine my surprise when the main bad guy, Donald Pierce (played by Boyd Holbrook), fixes his cybernetic arm with what appears to be a Wiha precision screwdriver! I won’t spoil anything for you other than this amazing cameo combining some of my favorite things: action, comics, and German hand tools! Check out the movie and see if you agree with me!
KC Tool Co will create a custom tool kit for your Business, School, or Organization. We recently created a Custom Precision Tool Kit for a School that wants to outfit each of their repair technicians with a specific set of tools. We make it very convenient by creating one part that includes all of the tools they want. See their custom tool set here. As an electronic repair technician myself, it inspired me to design my own custom set. These kits are similar to the wildly popular Wiha 26190, but both of our new sets give up a couple excessive Slotted Screwdrivers and add some of the increasingly popular Precision Torx Drivers. If you have an idea for a Custom Wiha Tool kit, please send us an email and we’ll get it put together for you.
Take a look at this complete precision screwdriver set from Wiha Tools.
Take a look at what you get in the 50pcs precision Set.
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Slotted |
Phillips |
Hex MM |
Hex Inch |
Torx |
Nut Drivers |
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0.8mm |
#000 |
1.3mm |
.028 |
T1 |
1.5mm |
The set also comes with a nice metal bench top stand to keep the tools organized.
If you want to outfit your Tech Bench with the highest quality Precision Tools then this is the set for you. As always, www.kctoolco.com is the low price leader for all Wiha Tools.
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