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It is my understanding that Robertson drive is very common in Canada, where Linus is located.

I live in Canada and that's news to me I feel like most of the stuff I'd be using a screwdriver on came from the US, or Japan, or somewhere else. Especially electronics I don't know if I buy that, LTT has never targeted a Canadian audience. If anything they try to make you forget they're Canadian. They only ever say US prices for things, which makes sense since that audience is way bigger. So I don't know why they'd…

It's mainly used in construction/industrial stuff here. The bookshelves in my office are screwed to the wall using Robertson for example.

I guess maybe they wanted a more general screwdriver? They don't seem to have the smallest bits either like you might want for general electronic repair or weird bits like the tri-wing or gamebit.

Re: Our screwdriver took three years [video]

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> Seems like the juicero for screwdrivers... over-engineered tool that without the "LTT" branding could probably sink in the stores. I haven't used one so I don't know how durable they are, but I got the opposite impression. The juicero served no purpose. If you don't need a multi-purpose screwdriver that's one thing, but it does have plenty of use-cases and there are a lot of competitors which they showed so they ar…

>I'd say their attempt is more akin to Snap-on with how much energy they seemed to focus on ergonomics and UX, especially the ratcheting mechanism. Snap On builds "fine" tools and sells them for premium prices because their brand has a lot of mind share among the customers. Kitchenaid does the same thing. These people don't a long established brand to power their money printer so they instead turn to marketing. If yo…

They worked with Megapro to develop it, a reputable brand. I haven't used it, but denying potential quality solely because they don't have brand recognition in that space is an unconvincing argument.

Re: Our screwdriver took three years [video]

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For the same price you could get a Wera screwdriver, small screwdrivers and a bottle opener. https://products.wera.de/en/kraftform_kompakt_kraftform_komp... https://products.wera.de/en/screwdrivers_series_kraftform_mi... https://products.wera.de/en/tools_for_bicycles_and_e-bikes_f...

Can you buy their stuff in the USA? Looks amazing.

If you're in USA I'd just buy something local made. I've not used it personally but I've heard good opinions: https://www.amazon.com/Williams-WRS-1-Magnetic-Ratcheting-Sc...

Re: Our screwdriver took three years [video]

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kind of a shame that even though they're based in Canada, if I were to buy one from either company I'd have to pay USD to get it shipped 1 hour away in the same metro area. $10 USD for local shipping apparently

That actually sounds in line with what Canada Post would charge. I had to ship a laptop from me on Vancouver Island to my employer in Vancouver and it cost ~$50. Shipping in the states is cheap. Shipping in Canada, even very short distances, is not.

Use netparcel. It has changed how I view shipping locally within the country and I do it more often now.

Re: Our screwdriver took three years [video]

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For the same price you could get a Wera screwdriver, small screwdrivers and a bottle opener. https://products.wera.de/en/kraftform_kompakt_kraftform_komp... https://products.wera.de/en/screwdrivers_series_kraftform_mi... https://products.wera.de/en/tools_for_bicycles_and_e-bikes_f...

Can you buy their stuff in the USA? Looks amazing.

https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/tools_...

Re: Our screwdriver took three years [video]

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For the same price you could get a Wera screwdriver, small screwdrivers and a bottle opener. https://products.wera.de/en/kraftform_kompakt_kraftform_komp... https://products.wera.de/en/screwdrivers_series_kraftform_mi... https://products.wera.de/en/tools_for_bicycles_and_e-bikes_f...

Can you buy their stuff in the USA? Looks amazing.

Support our friends at Klein. They also make exceptional screwdrivers.

Re: Our screwdriver took three years [video]

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There's a reason that ratchets all have the control turn the opposite way: so that if it rubs against something as you operate it, it won't reverse accidentally. Linus broke the convention just because he wanted to… it's just as bad as that awful "natural scrolling" that plagues laptops these days.

They don't all follow that convention. There was one mentioned in the video that doesn't.
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