PB SWISS TOOLS Film Tool PB 1387 | 100% Swiss Made | Special T-Handle Screwdriver for Slotted Camera Screws

A stubby cross handled screwdriver that has a parallel ground blade tip. The screwdriver resists camming out of a slotted head when torque is applied. Useful when a bit of extra pressure is needed to snug up connections especially on what is often worn motion picture rental equipment. Intended for 3/8-16 tie down screws it is handy to just put in your pocket while working instead of setting down a long handled screwdriver somewhere where you won't remember by the next time you need it, or saving you a trip to your cart or your tool bag because you don't want to stick a long handled screwdriver in your belt or your boot or your pocket. Because the tie down screw slots are not all exactly the same width the blade sometimes has a little bit of play in the slot but that is unavoidable if you don't want a blade that is too thick to enter the narrowest slots. Keep the tool at 90 degrees to the screw head and keep pressure down into the slot and it won't cam out. The only negative about this tool is that is seems to spontaneously grow legs and walk away. Mine has an autographed handle!

these T-handle flat head drivers are perfect for door latches on HVAC cabinets, a little salty on the price but they are made really well and fit your hand great, nice wide blade.

If you're in the film industry this is a must!

Quality build and ready to perform. General item to keep in your kit for the studio/set. Kept on a carabiner rig with the gaffer tape and tool pouch. The ergo dynamic design is comfortable allowing to get just the right amount of torque when setting up or tearing down.

This is a well designed tool. PB Swiss Tool's craftsmanship and attention to detail with the metal materials and parallel tip make it perfect for using on my Manfrotto and Sachtler equipment.I would have given this 5 stars if only they had used a better material for the handle. The material literally stinks. The handle plastic outgasses and smells like vomit.PB Swiss should probably try DuPont instead of Eastman plastics. This is my first PB Swiss tool and although I am very impressed with their tools, I will avoid any of their tools with plastic parts.

Specialized Tool to Remove Stubborn Camera Screws. I had a large/coarse camera tripod screw that was impossible to remove, even with a large screwdriver with right-size, wide, thick blade. But this short screwdriver with its handle that fits into the palm, allowed me to remove the screw, by allowing me to get precise downward pressure to allow the screw threads to disengage with the hole threads. Tool is expensive, but it got the job done, and telescope that had the stubborn screw is ~100x more expensive. It got the job done without damaging the telescope or me.

Many people on a film shoot, like directors and producers, don't have a PB7, so they can't touch the cameras. Only people like us have PB7s. They always want to borrow ours, so the union guys will let them touch the cameras. But if you were the sort of person who should ever touch the cameras, you'd already have your own PB7.

The quality radiates from this brand and version! An excellent choice.