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22nd August 2019, 08:55 AM #1Novice
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Hand tools for an arthritis sufferer - advice needed
Hi, I'm not sure if I'm in the right discussion group. I am looking for a something for my dad who has arthritis in his right hand. Most screwdrivers are too skinny for him to grip properly because he can't close his hand completely. I had a brief look on the internet and found these ...https://www.amazon.com/Ergonomic-Scr.../dp/B079SJZP51...He already has loads of tools, including a massive bit set, so I am not sure if a whole new set of screwdrivers is the right solution.
Does anyone know of something else/similar / better...(or have the same issue) and can you recommend any other gadgets/ adapters.
All advice re general tools/hand arthritis would be greatly appreciated.
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22nd August 2019, 09:21 AM #2.
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My sister has a similar condition and had to stop gardening because she could no longer hold gardening implements. Our solution was to buy some copper hot water pipe insulating foam rubber and cuts short lengths of thaT TO slip that over the tool handles so the handles were fatter. There are different sizes (13 to 38 mm) and thicknesses of the foam. This has worked really well and she has been gardening for the last 12 months with these. She has done a similar thing to household cleaning implements, brooms, mops etc. If the handles are too small she just cuts some of the foam rubber and binds it back together and to the handles with packing tape
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22nd August 2019, 01:28 PM #3Member
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I know a bloke with bad arthritis who still enjoys his time in his workshop. Like BoBL described with his sister my mates tools are all covered with plumbers lagging foam. It looks kind of funny but he works away happily with his "fat" handled tools including screwdrivers. Try the foam on his screwdrivers and I'm sure your dad will be a convert.
Mick.
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22nd August 2019, 06:56 PM #4
For driving screws with arthritic hands, I would've suggested a battery-operated drill/driver. Easier once you get the bit in the chuck, but I know from my own increasing arthritis that holding the chuck while I tighten or loosen is becoming more difficult. Maybe some foam on the outer ring of the chuck would help that? Must give it a try, sometime - thanks!
Cheers,IW
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22nd August 2019, 08:30 PM #5Member
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22nd August 2019, 08:41 PM #6Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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22nd August 2019, 08:59 PM #7
Good advice, Jim. I don't relish the cost of replacing my several sets of small bits, but the way things are going I guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet sometime in the coming years ifI want to keep up my shed habit...
P'raps with the baby boomers getting to the decrepit stage, there'll be a comeback for keyed chucks. I'd be quite happy with that, the keyless things they put on mid-priced drill & drivers have pretty poor holding power compared with the keyed chucks of old. I can still handle a key without too much trouble....
Cheers,IW
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30th September 2019, 07:07 PM #9Novice
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Great suggestion. Will definitely try that.
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30th September 2019, 07:10 PM #10Novice
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Looks like that foam could have lots of applications! Am definitely going to get him a selection. Thanks. Great solution. Cheers
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30th September 2019, 07:18 PM #11Novice
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Thanks heaps everyone for all that great advice and ideas. Definitely going to get my dad an assortment of foam and some of those handy tools. Any tools he decides don't suit him, well I might just have to keep them.
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