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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #30 on: November 19, 2013, 07:09:55 PM
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #31 on: November 19, 2013, 08:10:20 PM
I'm not an expert, but to me it looks like maybe a material issue... :shrug:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #32 on: November 19, 2013, 08:13:12 PM
It was probably improperly hardened during the heat treatment.


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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #33 on: November 19, 2013, 11:05:36 PM
Sorry to see that mate.  Nothing you've done wrong I'd say, looks to be a flaw in the steel perhaps, but more likely been made too brittle in the heat treatment.

I remember doing exactly the same thing to a good quality dedicated Pozi screwdriver, I was more than a little shocked when it suddenly popped.
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #34 on: November 19, 2013, 11:20:50 PM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #35 on: November 20, 2013, 12:24:55 AM
all the "right" conditions to snap that Philip for sure.  im guessing a bad heat treatment as well tho im far from an expert.  glad you didn't hurt by the shrapnel. im looking forward to seeing what the Vic warranty will do with this tool.     
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #36 on: November 20, 2013, 12:34:12 AM
I remember doing exactly the same thing to a good quality dedicated Pozi screwdriver, I was more than a little shocked when it suddenly popped.

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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #37 on: November 20, 2013, 12:56:22 AM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #38 on: November 20, 2013, 02:25:46 AM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #39 on: November 20, 2013, 02:52:42 AM
Looks to me the metal failed, my opinion anyways, should be covered by the warranty.
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #40 on: November 20, 2013, 02:55:11 AM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???

I will tomorrow I hope. I was out of town working all day today.
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #41 on: November 20, 2013, 02:58:24 AM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???

I will tomorrow I hope. I was out of town working all day today.

Installing homes? :salute:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #42 on: November 20, 2013, 03:08:20 AM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???

I will tomorrow I hope. I was out of town working all day today.

Installing homes? :salute:

I finishing up a few we put in already. Easy stuff.
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #43 on: November 20, 2013, 01:26:04 PM
well let us know how it goes. and if you get an explanation of what went wrong
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #44 on: November 20, 2013, 02:19:49 PM
It doesn't look like this is due to anything you've done wrong Joel. In fact, I believe that all multitools are prone to this sort of breakage depending on how well they were manufactured. Send it off to Vic and let us know how it goes.  :salute:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #45 on: November 20, 2013, 10:19:26 PM
Wow, Joel, that's crazy :o  I don't think I've ever heard of anyone breaking their Spirit on here, but that doesn't mean it hasn't ever happened.  I'm curious to see the pics too ;)  I'm sure Vic will fix you right up though :tu:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #46 on: November 20, 2013, 10:20:41 PM
Nevermind, I just saw the pic above.  I didn't scroll through the second page before posting :facepalm:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #47 on: November 20, 2013, 11:11:11 PM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???

I will tomorrow I hope. I was out of town working all day today.

Installing homes? :salute:

I finishing up a few we put in already. Easy stuff.

Did you send it in? :pok:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #48 on: November 20, 2013, 11:19:43 PM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???

I will tomorrow I hope. I was out of town working all day today.

Installing homes? :salute:

I finishing up a few we put in already. Easy stuff.

Did you send it in? :pok:

no. I got to busy on my lunch break paying bills.

tomorrow I hope
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #49 on: November 20, 2013, 11:24:59 PM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???

I will tomorrow I hope. I was out of town working all day today.

Installing homes? :salute:

I finishing up a few we put in already. Easy stuff.

Did you send it in? :pok:

no. I got to busy on my lunch break paying bills.

tomorrow I hope

 :poh: :wait:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #50 on: November 20, 2013, 11:44:51 PM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???

I will tomorrow I hope. I was out of town working all day today.

Installing homes? :salute:

I finishing up a few we put in already. Easy stuff.

Did you send it in? :pok:

no. I got to busy on my lunch break paying bills.

tomorrow I hope

 :poh: :wait:
Reeellllax ! Otherwise, by the time they send it back in two months or so you'll have aged, I don't know, 40 years?  :D
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #51 on: November 21, 2013, 02:19:33 AM
Were you pressing the driver down too hard? :whistle:

nope I was just taking out some woodscrews I myself put in.

I'm sure it was a flaw in the driver

Did you send it back to Vic yet? ???

I will tomorrow I hope. I was out of town working all day today.

Installing homes? :salute:

I finishing up a few we put in already. Easy stuff.

Did you send it in? :pok:

no. I got to busy on my lunch break paying bills.

tomorrow I hope

 :poh: :wait:
Reeellllax ! Otherwise, by the time they send it back in two months or so you'll have aged, I don't know, 40 years?  :D

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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #52 on: November 21, 2013, 04:39:25 AM
Thank god its not my only multitool.

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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #53 on: November 21, 2013, 12:46:21 PM
Thank god its not my only multitool.
If you are a member of this forum you usually have more than 2 multitools  ;)
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #54 on: November 21, 2013, 01:54:03 PM
Thank god its not my only multitool.
If you are a member of this forum you usually have more than 2 multitools  ;)

Don't you mean more than 10? :pok:
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #55 on: November 21, 2013, 01:59:09 PM
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #56 on: November 21, 2013, 02:06:58 PM
and there is always a reason to get just 1 more
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #57 on: November 22, 2013, 07:00:53 AM
I'm to broke to mail off my spirit until I get paid again.

Il let you know when I get it mailed out.

sucks but what am I going to do.

I got secret Santa gifts to mail :)

I'm on a budget. I got no choice but to stick to it.

My wife makes the budget I'm not going to fight with here. Its Xmas time. :)
« Last Edit: November 22, 2013, 07:03:59 AM by JAfromMn »
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Re: spirit phillips driver blew up on me
Reply #58 on: November 22, 2013, 12:38:49 PM
Just when things start to run smoothly, then BAM!!! Some mofo invents Christmas and ruins everything. :))

Hopefully you will get to send it off soon and have it back for New Year's. Eve. Lots of beer to open!

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