Who owns a drill and a saw, but not a simple set of bits? I've never encountered a screw from Ikea that couldn't be handled by a standard bit. It's all Philips head and hex and only in like four sizes over all furniture.

No. Really do this. It's fantastic. I've converted around five different sizes and it comes in really handy.

Or, just get a proper set of hexadrives. And torx.

Map gas torch and 5 fire bricks. Or an induction bolt heater.

What about a giant allen key

They're probably made from tool steel, which is very hard but not very flexible, making it brittle.

Sword steels usually have a better balance between hardness and toughness. The hardness helps them retain their edge, while the toughness helps them withstand blows without cracking or shattering

A ratcheting driver set is even nicer, you get all the allen tips plus torx, the weird philips variants, etc. Mine has sockets under 3/4" even. I use the thing like 10 times a day.

I have literally a dozen allen key sets, at least, and still toss the freebies into a drawer

they come in handy every now and then when you need to hammer one into a partially stripped bolt head or something like that

No I’d rather put it in the junk drawer with the other 20 I already have. They need friends

I have never thought about that before. That's a good idea

This is also really good if you want to sell or give away your stuff, so the next person has the tool they need to put it together.

Yup, super convenient to have a tool on hand instead of trudging down to the basement to crack open the ol' box o' mystery.

Forge is for blacksmithing. You want a foundry for smelting.

Chip off the L-bit and now you have Allen Keys that will fit into any drill chuck

Do it. It's starting to feel like a different kind of mine.

You don't have a screwdriver? M.2 screws don't use any sort of special screw head. They're almost always a regular phillips screw size #0 or #1, maybe even being cut for a flathead to work as well.

I don't think I've ever even seen a drive come with a screwdriver.

The M.2 screw itself usually comes with your motherboard. But even then, they're fairly standard. The specification is for a M2-0.4 x 3mm screw.

*aggravating

all the drive screws I've ever had to work with are just a phillips head, nothing special

But they were all of them deceived, for another Allen key was made

Just... don't put them on the floor...

Flat pack furniture normally

A nice set is worth having. And so is an electric driver that also has hex bits to make assembling stuff easier.

To stave off water damage and rusting when shipping to humid areas.

One dock strike or lost piece of paperwork and it could sit in an unair-conditioned container long enough for the cardboard to disintegrate.

It is an awful waste of plastic, but I expect the return rate for rusted tools 'damaging' fasteners is high enough that financially it makes sense for the company

Because the bag adds bulk to the tool, helping avoid being lost in the box, and stapling it directly to the instructions didn't work

This reminds me, I just bought a new clipper and it came fully wrapped in cardboard and paper. Not a single sliver of plastic. The brand was "babyliss" (reversed "name and shame" or you might call it free advertising)