zombiyjay76
1/2 ton status
The few I have also stink up the tool box. And thats just a couple of them. Mix that with 80-90 and and some jet ski oil that has been tipped over in there also. good stuff
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Stinky Craftsman screw driver handles. Other links post 33
- Thread starter rdn2blazer
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moneypit_K5
1/2 ton status
I always try to wash my stinky screwdriver before the wife notices...She hates dirty tools.
Corey 78K5
1 ton status
Yeah you don't want your wife walking in and seeing you smelling ass.
bp71k5
3/4 ton status
My craftsman nut drivers stink really bad too, but it was the case they were in. I guess it must have been that acetate stuff.
lectric80
3/4 ton status
I can say, my Dad has a drawer full of Craftsmen red/blue/clear handled screwdrivers, and they don't stink, none of mine do either. Of couse I smoke so maybe I just can't smell sh*t anymore. 
NaturalRaptor
Registered Member
I never thought of exchanging mine for the professional set. I am going to give it a try!
wasted wages
1 ton status
My "nut driver" doesn't stink,,,,must be the "case" is kept cleaner.....
I knew they stank but I never knew why. I thought it was some of the other crap I kept in my toolboxes. My Craftsman screwdrivers reek. I've had them for like 20 years.
CGT80
1/2 ton status
I have craftsman screwdrivers that are about ten years old and some of my dads screwdrivers are 20-30 years old. None of them seem to have a noticeable scent.
Just returned about a dozen more stinky screw drivers with no charge for the Profesional handle style drivers. I have a bunch more but their out of stock. I took most of them
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
this is real interesting.ive used craftman stuff all my life and never had them smell like anything but oil or fuel.i even have some of the old school wooden handle craftman stuff from must be the 60s my dad had.the clear and colored handled tools i have from at least 3 decades of difference dont smell like anything either
.for this i am eternally gratefull.i dont want poop smellin tools.thats for sure.on a lighter note,i haye the courtasy sniff you have to give whe a buddy says "hay smell this".but you always have to do it cause someday you will be paying him back with a smell of your own.haha
.for this i am eternally gratefull.i dont want poop smellin tools.thats for sure.on a lighter note,i haye the courtasy sniff you have to give whe a buddy says "hay smell this".but you always have to do it cause someday you will be paying him back with a smell of your own.haha
this is real interesting.ive used craftman stuff all my life and never had them smell like anything but oil or fuel.i even have some of the old school wooden handle craftman stuff from must be the 60s my dad had.the clear and colored handled tools i have from at least 3 decades of difference dont smell like anything either
Yeah, it seems as though some stink and some just don't. The smell I'm talking about is the same whether it be mine or the guys across the country. Not just oil and grease grime type smell.
Has ANYONE actually done a google searce besides me on this? I doubt it, but I'm telling you there ARE threads on this subject. Here are just a few I found. Here is one particular funny quote from one web page
"For some reason, screwdriver handles will spontaneously degrade and start to smell really bad, like the stuff stuck under a toenail. ..."
http://www.uexpress.com/mrhandyperson/index.html?uc_full_date=20050703
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/stinking-tools-31795.html
http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=1685
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-11333.html
http://forum.doityourself.com/archive/index.php/t-369606.html
