Channellock has new screwdrivers

[hickory n Steel]

WRIGHT is offering them now too It seems.

They're not on their sight/ in their catalog yet but they're already available through some of their distributors such as Circle C supply.

[hickory n Steel]

Looks like they are currently available at TSC.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/channellock-4-pc-standard-screwdriver-set-sd-4h?store=726&cid=Shopping-Google-Local_Feed&utm_medium=Google&utm_source=Shopping&utm_campaign=&utm_content=Local_Feed&gclid=CjwKCAjw_YShBhAiEiwAMomsED9I0CR1hD3YCSAKncbQcHRRdWrpfKxgrKxBP73WDknEZzzyA0f30BoClBYQAvD_BwE

Apparently they have magnetic tips which I didn't know,  that's definitely a big plus.

[jeffmoss26]

Mayhew is private labeling them for CL and Wright

[hickory n Steel]

Mayhew is private labeling them for CL and Wright

Mayhew is making them for Channellock,  WRIGHT,  and Cornwell.

[jeffmoss26]

too bad they aren't Cornwell orange!

[hickory n Steel]

too bad they aren't Cornwell orange!

Would you pay Cornwell prices for them if they were ?
I love orange quite a lot , but as a diehard Channellock fan I'll probably be trying some from them here before too long if my local TSC has them in stock.
I'll have to wait till CHANNELLOCK adds the stubbies to their lineup though,
The ph2 and stubby ph2 are how I asses my feelings about a driver handle, if I like them I could get a set otherwise definitely not.
I won't even entertain a driver set that doesn't offer stubbys.

[hickory n Steel]

Well the new Screwdrivers are finally on Channellocks website.
They don't have any large sets yet, but theres a 6pc a 4pc, a 5pc precision, and a 4pc Robertson
They've also got the long reach and the long sizes listed individually as well as the torx.

I really want to check out the 61H 6 in 1 driver , but they're not currently available from anywhere I trust.
It looks like they'll be $20 when they are though.

https://channellock.com/tool-sets/screwdriver-sets/

It looks like they changed the shaft to a nice satin chrome finish over that dark grey forged looking finish of the previous acetate handled 6N1 that I have, but beyond that the bits look to be the same.
I'm glad to see that it's also 100% American made, Klein doesn't even seem to make the bits for theirs here anymore.

[bonneyman]

Well, if the new handles can take greasy, sweaty palms well and clean up without dissolving like so many acetate handles than that 6-in-1 looks like a gotta try it.

[hickory n Steel]

Well, if the new handles can take greasy, sweaty palms well and clean up without dissolving like so many acetate handles than that 6-in-1 looks like a gotta try it.

Here's what Channellock has to say.
" REINFORCED 3-sided High-Performance Handle is heat-stabilized and modified to provide excellent abrasion protection, impact resistance, and chemical tolerance ".

[jeffmoss26]

spotted this set at Tractor Supply

[hickory n Steel]

spotted this set at Tractor Supply

I checked my local TSC a few weeks back and they didn't have anything Channellock,  the shelves in the tool section were very bare like they were going out of business or something.

[hickory n Steel]

I just ordered the new 6N1 from HJE.
They also had the 6pc screwdriver set, but I figured I'll just try the 6n1 and maybe go for the 6pc set if I actually like the handle.

[jeffmoss26]

I have the 6 in 1 in my cart for HJE day!

[muddy]

I have the 6 in 1 in my cart for HJE day!

Remind me when that is again?

Sent from my Twisted Mind Of The Mudman

[hickory n Steel]

I have the 6 in 1 in my cart for HJE day!

Don't tell me I should have waited, because I also grabbed one of their 4" adjustables.
I didn't need it but I have been kind of curious about the Irega adjustables everybody seems to rebrand these days since Western Forge went under.