The elusive Craftsman 41380

June 18, 2005 11:19 AM

Can anyone help locate a Craftsman screwdriver that the fine folks at Craftsman say doesn't exist? A friend was helping me install an air conditioner last week and developed a crush on a screwdriver I have for getting to screws in tight spaces; it has "Craftsman 41380 USA" engraved on it, and it was given to me as a gift. (I shot a quick picture of the screwdriver; it's best-described as a small metal donut with a rough outer edge and with a narrow cylinder sitting in the hole of the donut that accepts either hex bits or square bits.) About six months ago, I was able to walk into a Sears hardware store and pick two more up as a gift to give another friend, but now, the people at Sears and Craftsman say that that part number isn't valid, and that they've never heard of anything like I'm describing. Oddly, Googling for the part number (and Yahoo!ing, and MSNing) doesn't bring anything up, either, nor does a search on eBay. Am I crazy, or has this incredibly useful screwdriver not only been wiped from the planet, but also from the annals of tool history?
posted by delfuego to Home & Garden (7 answers total)

Mentioned online here, (with more pics) Of course, that's not much help if you're looking to purchase.
posted by banished at 12:10 PM on June 18, 2005

Although, at least you're not crazy :)
posted by banished at 12:11 PM on June 18, 2005

FWIW, Sears periodically convulses and changes all their part numbers. I once ordered a filter for a shop vac, and received a roll of solder.

Craftsman is not the only company that makes that kind of thing. I have a set of these, for instance, and they are useful.
This tool looks like yours.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 12:16 PM on June 18, 2005

You're not crazy; I've seen those before in the store. (not much help but...) If I'm at Sears in the next week or so--and I go through tools like crazy--I'll look for them here in St. Louis.
posted by notsnot at 1:44 PM on June 18, 2005

AKA finger ... ratchets.
posted by I EAT TAPES at 4:55 PM on June 18, 2005

There's a set of finger bit drivers for sale on eBay.
posted by stefanie at 1:03 PM on June 19, 2005

You might also find them by searching for "finger hex drivers".
posted by bshort at 2:28 PM on December 28, 2005