Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Yankee screwdriver question
Tim Caley - North Little Rock
>Are any bits supposed to come with a Stanley 130A Yankee screwdriver? I picked one up at an estate sale today real cheap, but there were no bits with it. I was just wondering if I should go back and look for them.
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Todd Hughes
>Well it does work better if it has a bit in it, eh?.... When it was sold it came with 3 bits of different widths that were in a small envolope in the box.Most of these screwdrivers when you find them in the wild only have the bit that is in it. Loose bits are very common to find though and I have found them still in the paper envolope on occasion......Todd
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Tim Caley - North Little Rock
>This is the first one of these that I have seen, and I thought the bits were stored in the handle like a Yankee push drill. Did the bits have any special notches or other locking aides? How would I identify the bits that are supposed to be with it?
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Todd Hughes
>Yankee bits have a notch on the side of the shank the end of the shank has a notch as well. Most,[but not all] you see will be marked Yankee. These screwdrivers bits come with shanks in three sizes to fit different model and size screw drivers,.....130 A 30A- 9/32 in. shank. ...31A 131 A - 5/16 in.,,,35 135 33,- 3/32 in. shank Todd
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Steven Wilson
>You can get replacement bits from Stanley, both straight blade and phillips.
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Tim Caley - North Little Rock
>I looked on the Stanley website and could not find them. Do you have the URL?
Here ya go! *LINK*
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>All the lumberyards & hardware stores around here carry them too.
Stanley spare parts
Re: Here ya go!
Tim Caley
>I looked there. I found all the parts for a Yankee except for the bits. In the text description of the page it says "bits for Yankee", but I couldn't find them.
Re: Here ya go!
Kevin French, Warner, NH
>I've seen the bits in "True Value" and "Ace" Bought spares at "ACE"
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Linda Warnell
>We are also looking for bits for a Yankee screwdriver model 130A - did you have any luck finding any?
Try Highland Hardware *LINK*
Eric Hedberg
>Highland has bits and adaptors to the hardened bits for drywall screwdrivers etc. Good Luck. Eric
http://www.highlandhardware.com/index.asp?PageAction=PRODSEARCH&txtSearch=yankee+adaptor&btnSearch=GO&Page=1
I bought some from
Christopher Fitch @ Memphis
>Highland... they work just fine. Read their info to make sure you get the right sizes...