What is an item below 100 bucks that everyone should own?

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As this commenter (https://lemmy.ml/comment/2274766) also said, an LTT Screwdriver from lttstore.com it is literally the best screwdriver on the market imo. I am a glazier. I work on glass, frames, screens, doors, security doors, patio doors... You name it, I'm all up in it. This screwdriver has been tortured for about 10 months I think, and it is solid as a rock. Nothing but great things to say about it.

Other things you should have. A good portable tool bag. I highly recommend a veto bag. They are amazing. They are not cheap by any means, but it's the last one you'll ever buy.

  • Fastcap measuring tape

  • A small rubber mallet

  • Painters tool

  • Putty knife

These two are very versatile and help in a ton of situations. I have never once used either of them for painting applications or drywall. But they work nicely for that stuff too.

  • A small 9 inch crowbar

  • Needle nose pliers with crimping, stripping, cutting, and paper thin holding accuracy

  • Lineman pliars

  • 6" blade utility knife (DeWalt and Milwaukee ones are really good). You can snap off the sections when you dull the edge and point.

  • Cobalt drill bit set

  • Cobalt countersink set

Cobalt stuff will go through hardened steel

  • Speed square
  • Small level (torpedo levels are a decent idea)
  • Hardened steel chisel set
  • spring punch tool set
  • Metal file set

There is a bunch more I could list off, but yeah, these are good things to have.

I was interested in the ltt screwdriver until I found out there's not pozidriv in it. That's like 80% of the screws here in Europe (all of ikea, for instance)

You can just get the posidriv bit for it.

I don't like the shorty torx bit that came with it so I took a regular bit and ground down the end with a bench grinder to make it a shorty bit. Worked well enough

Edit: it doesn't appear that there is a posidriv shorty bit for it on lttsrore.com. But I believe wera sells 20mm bits and I'm certain they have a posi one

Edit2: after some looking I found this:

NordWolf 20-Piece Low Profile Offset 15° Angle Mini Reversible Ratchet Wrench and Screwdriver Bits Set, Includes 19mm Square Head/Phillips/Pozidrive/Torx Security/Hex/Slotted Bits in Storage Box

https://a.co/d/fdOspm2

Seems to be exactly what you needed.