Hi all!
This protek 2mm driver is a day old and doesn’t fit all the way into some of my armma 2mm screws. They are brand new screws with no dirt in them. It not fitting all the way in seems to strip screws and the bit itself. Any suggestions?
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Hi all!
This protek 2mm driver is a day old and doesn’t fit all the way into some of my armma 2mm screws. They are brand new screws with no dirt in them. It not fitting all the way in seems to strip screws and the bit itself. Any suggestions?
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I don't know I've heard any bad on protek, as stated above could be a QC issue which isn't uncommon anymore. I went with MIP and never looked back
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Yeah, I bought a set of those back in the day. They were pretty much garbage that lasted a very short time before stripping out fasteners. Like every other brand I ever bought before MIP. It sounds like I’m being a jerk, but that is actually true. I was buying probably 4-6 sets of hex drivers a year before I bought MIP’s. I bought my first set of MIPs three years ago. The second set I bought on sale, and they are still in the packaging. And the first set is still great. I can’t recommend them highly enough. They seem expensive until you realize that you’re literally buying three drivers every few years.
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Yea Dan hit the nail on the head. My first couple sets were cheaper and I rounded off more screws than I care to admit due to piss poor hex engagement. Soon as I tried the MIP set I bought, I was kicking my own @$$ around the work bench
I picked these up at local hobby shop after buying my senton. They are still going strong and not wore at all. I'm sure there not the quality of MIP but can't knock them so far.
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I brought a set of Protek's. My 2mm has worn the same as yours. I have moved on to MIP and AM.
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I’ve heard others say they like the Dynamite drivers, too. Interesting that they have replaceable tips, you could keep some extras on hand.
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I have a large set of Protek hex drivers and nut drivers, and none of them have had any issues over the four or more years I've had them. I did replace the 2mm hex driver blade after two years: it wasn't really worn out - I did it as a precautionary measure. I recently bought a set of MIP drivers, primarily because they have larger handles so I can get more torque. The MIP drivers are now my primary set of tools: the Protek drivers went into my mobile toolbox.
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I have had the Dynamite set in use for about 5 years no joke! And the MIP speed bits for 3 years. When I bought the Dynamite back in 2006 they cost $ 20 bucks. When I got rid of my nitro cars and trucks I picked up a HPI Baja 5b SS they became useless. 2 years ago I found them going threw all my rc crap and put them back in use. I did grind a little off the tip of the 2mm allen.
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Appears like a good time to get a file set and bench grinder/dremel, you'll need them in this hobby.
I'd rather be too big than too small...
I'd rather be too big than too small...
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A little tip to make Allen's last longer. Put shrink tube on the end for storage. And it works.
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5 years running and my Protek drivers are holding up pretty well, I have a set for me and a set for the boys, both still work well. I have taken my Noto all the way down and back up 3 times, plus normal maintenance with them so far, also worked on the SCX 10.2 with em
they keep doing their thing.
they keep doing their thing.Just a hobby
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The only real control is a wheelie or air born doing a flip. The rest of the time does what it wants for the most part. Just hanging on.
Say what now?
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FULL CONTROL!A big lie!!When it's standing still FULL CONTROL
