This Forum and Pozi Drive Screwdrivers are Great

Joe Barker you have confirmed what i have said for years the quality of your work is dependent on the quality of your tools.  you usually get what you pay for when you buy good tools and those screwdrivers are worth every penny you paid for them.

good tools are worth every penny. the pozi drive may have worked, but most items imported from China and that area use JIS screwdrivers. similar in appearance, but they are different.

Anyone know of a good quality (like Wiha) JIS screw driver set? Been looking for a while and have found a couple sets, but not sure of the quality?

Wiha does have quality tools, I have several sets of screw drivers, nut drivers and a few pairs of pliers needle nose, side cutters etc. Bad news is they don't seem to make any of the JIS drivers, if they did I would already have a set.

but they don't seem to make any of the JIS drivers.  

for the amount of wear and tear a hobbyist would create, any decent set would do. using them commercially I would look at a better grade of tool. we would wear a set out at the club in a year or so and replace them. not a big investment. they do lock into those screws though.

Try Vessel brand - very nice

Search jis drivers on Google. Lots of results. I have Hozan brand and they work well.

When in doubt! Try a set of Snap-On Precision Point Drivers. I bought my set over twenty-five years ago. My Snap-On Rep retired long ago....gee..I miss him .

I also have the Hozan brand JIS drivers in addition to the Pozi drivers. They are excellent quality. I got my Hozan drivers through Amazon - the actual seller is one of the Amazon Marketplace vendors but you get the same deal through Amazon. A set of four runs $25-30. 

In my experience, there is much less difference between the Pozi and JIS drivers than between either of those and a regular Philips driver. I use the Wiha PZ1 and PZ0 drivers for about 90-95% of my train work. Every once in a while I run into a screw that works better with a JIS driver, or an older unit where the screws are regular Philips, but mostly those two drivers do it. 

If you want to get off cheap, one of the inexpensive Harbor Freight sets has two or three PZ bits in it. One of the better-known figures in the industry uses those (I won't say who, but I have an archived e-mail to back it up.) Any PZ or JIS driver is better than a Philips.

This screwdriver will work on any number of things!

Jerry

Thanks Joe!

I just ordered a #0 and a #1 off the link you provided

I am always looking for a quality tool!

I appreciate it!

Mark

Posi screws are frustrating because they look some much like Phillips, particular when (as seems to be the case) they are down in a well or socket - you can't tell the difference easily.  A set of the right tools is wonderful!

I have a set of the Wiha Pozi Drive screwdrivers (self selected) and a set of Moody JIS screwdrivers. The Moody set are about the size of jewelers screwdrivers. I have been interested in getting a set of standard sized JIS screwdrivers, but I have not figured out what to purchase yet.

I ground the point off of a standard Craftsman #1 Phillips screwdriver. It fits most screws quite well.

My experience matches those who state that quality tools are worth having. Here is an example:

I was using a 1/4" electric impact driver to set some Phillips head screws. I started out with a cheap imported bit. The bit kept lifting out of the screws, stripping them. Out of desperation I switched to a name brand bit. The rest of the screws went in without issue.

Wiha also makes bits for your impact driver and drill. I have those also in regular Phillips and Pozi drive. They have the same good quality as all my other Wiha stuff and they have a good selection. 

Thanks for all the recommendations on the JIS drivers, I will look into them all. Sure wish Wiha would make those too.