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Serious question: What can you use a screwdriver for (besides turning a screw)?


chisel

hole punch

lever

prybar

stethoscope

electrical bus bar

electrical probe

paint stirrer

scraper

hammer

engraving tool

depth gauge

compass

And yes, I've used screwdrivers for all those purposes.


I've found a screwdriver to be one of my go-to tools for car work. Oftentimes I need to remove a rubber gasket that's been in the car for years. It's usually completely hardened from heat and baked onto a metal surface. A screwdriver is really useful for scraping that off before I install a new one.

When I worked in a restaurant I saw the line cook do the same with food burned into the salamander.


I can remember using a screwdriver as a hole punch, a paint can opener, a cutting edge to open plastic bags, and a door stop. I'm sure I've used them for other things as well.

When a screwdriver is the only tool handy, you'll often make that work rather than spend the time finding/buying a better tool.


This week I used a screwdriver to pry open the top of a rack mounted server case because it was stuck shut.


you can score many surfaces with a screwdriver, say for measuring to cut wood, or steel, or something.


A prybar.




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