Brickseeker showed 3 in stock at the local Lowe's which is a 5 minute drive away, I shot over there but none were in stock. Too bad, I like replacing my old tools with new ones, especially good quality ones like Craftsman.

I needed to pick something up at Harbor Freight, so I snapped this pic while I was in there. This set is even cheaper. Its Harbor Freight though, the quality is probably questionable.

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Here is my set from my toolbox, 6 "Vaco" nut drivers. These are really old, I believe I got them in the 80s. I don't know if these are good quality, but hey they do work. I have 6 and am missing 5/16". I don't know if I had it originally and lost it.

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I did some looking... Klein bought Vaco in 1986. I am pretty sure my nut driver set predates that by a few years, I should have gotten it in the early 80s.

Lets analyze this. What can go wrong with a nut driver? The handle can start spinning loose because it hasn't been attached to the metal driver. This seems to be a complaint for the Harbor Freight nut drivers in the one star ratings. That's about what you would expect from modern cheap stuff from China. Then, the fit of the driver can degrade if the inside edges start to round off over time. This would happen with cheaper metal I presume. Upon inspecting these Vaco drivers closely, I don't think there is any way the handles will ever come loose, and the edges of the socket all look nice and sharp. I suppose the handles could wear out, or crack, or break in some way. No sign of that either on these old boys.

So yes this set is nearly 40 years old, and I have used it over all those years, but realistically the usage has been very light overall. Just once in a while when needed for whatever random projects I might have worked on. So I'm thinking these things are good to go for another 40 years. Hell I'll be long dead before these wear out. But I couldn't find the yellow 5/16" one anywhere, and I am pretty sure I had it at one time. Amazingly, I found one for sale on eBay for $5 plus $2 shipping, so I just ordered it to fill out my set. I hope its the real deal.

ebay.com link: VACO S 10 5 16 Nutdriver AMBER 6 5 LONG NEW

I don’t think so for the harbor freight ones. (Edited)

Sorry wasn’t paying attention, I thought you were asking about the Vaco ones. Reading comprehension is key!

Did you get them for the $10.49 sale price?

That's great. Kinda aggravated I couldn't find them at my local Lowe's.