What power tool do you use for PC assembly?

[Regeneration]

I'm curious to know what kind of screwdriver (or power tool) other members in the PC community normally use to assemble and build PCs. Do you feel its safe to use a power tool or its too dangerous?

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Assembling regular screw driver
Disassembly depending on how many screws if more than three I'd probably use a portable drill if doable.

 

[JATownes]

Small electric screwdriver I got off Amazon for cheap. Gets the job done, but nothing special.

 

[DR4G00N]

Unless you're working an assembly line I don't know why you'd use anything but a regular screwdriver. Even then most things are thumb screws or tool less now anyway so I don't even end up using a screwdriver much.

 

[maxfly]

I use hand tools during assembly. A small drill type driver with magnetic 5 inch adapter for disassembly. It's too easy to hog out holes or strip/break MB standoffs during assembly with a driver. During disassembly it's every man for himself hahaha!

 

[Gumby]

Combination of cordless drill and micro screwdriver.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Sometimes one or two small blocks of wood and wooden or rubber mallet. Ive worked on a lot of cheap steel an aluminium cases where the thickness of the material is pretty thin and it doesnt take a whole lot of effort to bend or warp them slightly out of shape during installation.

 

[bonehead123]

Normally, regular screwdrivers are all that is needed, unless you are disassembling something where the screws seem way to tight, in which case I will occasionally resort to using a very small cordless driver with whatever bits & extensions are needed to reach the screws....

I do NOT recommend any type of power tool for assembly, as it is way to easy to strip the screw heads, which would present a real problem for disassembly, or even worse, over-tightening the screws and cracking/breaking something in the process, which might end up as a very expensive, hard-learned lesson, considering how much good mobo's & GPU's cost nowadayz

 

[gurusmi]

I'm curious to know what kind of screwdriver (or power tool) other members in the PC community normally use to assemble and build PCs. Do you feel its safe to use a power tool or its too dangerous?

Regular Wiha screw drivers and regular Wiha Micro screw drivers. Manual tools. Why should i go electric?

 

[Tomgang]

Good old ifixit screwdriver with bits of different size and shape and some regular tools to. That gets the job done nicely and what i use to assembled my current dual system machine as well.

No electric screwdriver here as i really dont assemble pc that often.

 

[Shrek]

I would never use anything but hand for fear of cross-threading. My habit is to turn the 'wrong way' till I feel it drop, and only then turn carefully to be sure I am not cross threading.

 

[Frick]

Screwdriver or a Dremel I got many years ago. It's a reallo good little driver.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

Quality Stanley driver set

 

[Steevo]

Cordless hand driven ratcheting screw driver with serrated bits for assembling pleasure.

 

[Regeneration]

Regular Wiha screw drivers and regular Wiha Micro screw drivers. Manual tools. Why should i go electric?

Unless you're working an assembly line I don't know why you'd use anything but a regular screwdriver. Even then most things are thumb screws or tool less now anyway so I don't even end up using a screwdriver much.

Electric requires less effort and cuts the work time by 80 percent. Removes screws in 2 seconds.

The downside is it can possibly damage the hole by over-tightening the screws. It must be done with care.

 

[Solaris17]

I would never use anything but hand for fear of cross-threading. My habit is to turn the 'wrong way' till I feel it drop, and only then turn carefully to be sure I am not cross threading.

Cross threading is only a problem if righty tighty turns into righty loosey

 

[thesmokingman]

When I was young and worked at a VAR we used power screwdrivers due to the volume. However I wouldn't use a powered tool on my own cases due to the potential damage during tightening.

 

[AsRock]

Regular screwdriver and maybe a dremal when a manufature did not make the right decision, there's normally some thing at least one thing.

Cross threading is only a problem if righty tighty turns into righty loosey

Go left before going right and you should feel the screw find it's thread.

 

[R-T-B]

I don't. Hand tools or damage risk is too high for me. I'm a menace as is.

 

[gurusmi]

Electric requires less effort and cuts the work time by 80 percent. Removes screws in 2 seconds.

With my tools i also unscrew within 2 seconds. I'm not that unexperiented. My father had a tv repair shop. I grew up with a screw driver in my had. I had 4 years of metal working courses in school. I became a electrician before i studied IT and communicaation electronics Why should i use a electrical tool what my hand can do much better?.

 

[Solaris17]

Go left before going right and you should feel the screw find it's thread.

It was a joke sheeeeesh

 

[MSDOS Retro]

This does the job for me.
But also use some Loctite

 

[Solaris17]

This does the job for me.
But also use some Loctite

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Red preferred.

 

[Deleted member 57642]

Have one of this kits with fewer pieces:

Tho, while servicing laptops - worked mostly with a pneumatic screw driver (depends on the workload - back then - couldn't manage even at half the speed with something like above since i had a quota to fill).

 

[MSDOS Retro]

This does the job for me.
But also use some Loctite

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Joking ofcourse,

I use some cheap screw drivers. Also 1 that came with a Scythe Mugen 2 PCGH Cooler.

You dont need a €15 screwdriver..
Just a screwdriver that fits good. Sometimes handy with a magnetic tip/ head for difficult spots.