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You know, this is some shit that I expect when dealing with some shady asshole on ebay, but LMG?
Bro... Are you ok?
I always wondered if Linus was actually a slimy POS, but this Billet Labs situation has cemented it for me. If you haven't watched the Gamers Nexus followup video, definitely watch it.
To be fair, I agree with you, however I do have the screwdriver. I am a glazer and my screwdrivers get tortured to death. This screwdriver is honestly the best one I have ever owned. They did an excellent job and it absolutely is worth 70 bucks. I think they deserve some props for this, it's very clear that they put a lot of work into it.
I do have to wonder though, they wanted to have 12 bits in the holder, but the holding area wasn't large enough. Normal screwdriver bits are 40mm, The shorties that they use are 20mm... They designed the fucking handle... Just make it 40mm longer and then you can use regular size bits. I don't understand why apparently literally no one thought of this.
Regardless, it is an absolutely fantastic product and it deserves phrase.
That said, fuck LTT.
Fuckin meh. A snap on is around the same price, but if the snap on breaks they'll overnight a replacement to you. If the ltt breaks you're sol.
Meanwhile, I can buy a kobolt from Lowes for $25 that has the same warranty as snap on but I just need to go to Lowe's for it.
Or for $70 I can buy 10 ratcheting screwdrivers that are pretty dogshit from Harbour Freight.
For the price point it's in the LTT screwdriver should be compatible with standard bits. How long until you're bits break or get lost before you need to replace them? Will they be available at that time in the stupid fuckin custom size?
The warranty is a valid point.
The LTT screwdriver has very small gearing which means that it is fantastic in a lot of iffy situations. It's honestly just a damn good screwdriver. As I said it's the best I've ever owned. LTT can go rot in a box, but as much as I despise the company, I am not willing to lie and say that the screwdriver is a bad or mediocre product.
It is compatible with standard bits. Standard bits work just fine in it. However if you want to store standard bits in the handle then you will only be able to store six instead of 12. That's the only real difference.
As far as availability of short bits, I did a good bit of research on it and found that you can order bit sets for low profile ratchets that are 19 mm. So basically all that to say that getting short bits as replacements is not difficult.
For what it's worth, I have used the nice snap-on screwdriver, it's honestly nowhere near as good. Of course this is just my opinion, but I'm being honest.
All that said, fuck Linus and fuck LTT.
Wont the longer bits fit but just stick a bit further out in the socket?
I believe they don't fit in the built in tip holder.
They do fit, but you can only put half as many normal sized bits in there. I'm fine with that personally, making the whole thing bigger would negatively affect ergonomics.