Vessel 900 Megadora ? (JIS) Screwdriver by Vessel

Perfect, definitely needed on JIS screws when carrying out some motorcycle maintenance.

If you own and wish to maintain a Japanese motorcycle you need this screwdriver. The JIS tip, fits screw heads perfectly and grips well. It's also an ideal length and comfortable to use.

If you need to use tools on a regular basis, you look for reliability, quality and ergonomics. The vessel feels feels solid from the moment you pick it up. There's no give between the handle and the shaft of the screwdriver. For those of you not used to JIS Philips screwdrivers, you're in for a treat. The contact end doesn't come to a fine point- it's flat, allowing the screwdriver to sit inside the screw without slipping. Less force required and less wear on the screw head. It's worked wonders on some of my more expensive bike components as well as some frustrating DIY. It's difficult to explain fully without being able to put the tool in your hand but I can't see myself going back to non JIS screwdrivers. A note reading terminology: 1st bit (+2, -1 etc) refers to the contact end of the screwdriver - size and whether it's a flat head or a Philips head. Next no is the length of the screwdriver. Quick note- paid about 12 pounds for this including delivery. Be careful not to be scalped on price even if it needs to be delivered from Japan.

Excellent quality Vessel Megadora JIS screwdriver that fits perfect and would highly recommend if you have a Japanese motorcycle.

good value

This tool is the correct tool for adjusting my Rear Mech on my bicycle. I also like the price.

Absolutely essential for anything Japanese, I’ve found that this is the most common size used on motorcycles so I’ve got a couple of them and will no doubt buy a few more. Beautifully manufactured with a nice knurled section near the handle. These would comfortably embarrass Snap On in the quality dept. Vessel have changed the design of these ever so slightly so that the tip has serrated teeth, I would rather they didn’t as I want to leave my fasteners unmarked and I’d imagine this type of design is supposed to ‘bite’ into the fastener.

The current screwdriver I was using was destoying the heads on the limit screws so I bought this screwdriver. It fits perfectly. The screwdriver is a little expensive but is much better than destroying the heads of my limit screws!

When I purchased my first Megadora Screwdriver quite a few years ago, I immediately recognised a brilliant tool as soon as I used it. I have since gone through all my toolboxes and replaced hundreds of other screwdrivers with lots of the various Medadora ones. They really do what they say and have a very very high quality finish and a perfect grip on all the sizes I use. I love them...

ちょい長とローレットが絶妙に良い

Der Schraubendreher wurde am 19.8.20 bestellt und am 20.8.20 in Yokohama auf die weite Reise geschickt. Heute, 1.9.20 lag er in meinem Briefkasten. Ich bin begeistert! Da kann sich so mancher inländische Shop eine dicke Scheibe abschneiden. Japanstore: 5 Sterne plus 2 Daumen nach oben. P.S. Der Schraubendreher ist qualitativ natürlich auch in Ordnung und funktioniert einwandfrei ;-)

Quality JIS #2 Phillips Screwdriver, I have Japanese motorcycles and a Toyota Rav4, this tool is pretty much essential. I've bought and used Vessel screwdrivers and bits before. Will continue to buy from this maker if needed.

The Phillips screw is ubiquitous. It was patented in the 1930's and used to be exotic stuff. Once upon a time, users had to pay a royalty to use them. Cadillac started using Phillips screws in the late 1930's, and was considered cutting edge for it. Of course the complaint from mechanics back then was that they had to purchase "exotic special drivers for these screws from Mr. Phillips!" :-) In the intervening years, we had massive industrial growth, spurred in large part by a world war. Phillips started showing up everywhere. Meanwhile, and as a side effect of that war, we destroyed most of industrial Japan with firebombing (1944-45). The offshoot of this wholly unpleasant experience was that the Japanese were in a good position to restart their industries and to reconsider a whole lot of stuff. One thing the Japanese "reconsidered" was the Phillips screw. They were already not regulated by Phillip's patent, since it was a US Patent, and who in Japan would ever need a screw anyway, right? :-) Meanwhile, after careful and very inscrutibly Japanese introspection, their engineers realized that with slight adjustments of the tip dimensions, the concept of Phillips' "cross type" screw could be improved. Imagine that! So, left to their own devices, the Japanese did that redesign and came up with their very own industrial standard. That was then called the "Japanese Industrial Standard" for cross screw, aka "JIS". Guess what? They were right. Which leads to this product review. This Megadora manufactured JIS standard driver outperforms Phillips designs in every measurable way, just as most JIS drivers do. JIS is so good that it WORKS better in Phillips profiles than does a typical Phillips screwdriver! And, when used in true JIS fasteners (the ones with that little dimple on the screw face) they are the only way to go to get out any JIS standard screw that is even close to tight. Need to work on that vintage Japanese motorcycle? Every screw is JIS. How about that 1970's Pioneer home stereo? Again, EVERY cross screw is JIS. Besides out-Phillips-ing a Phillips driver, a mere TWO sizes of JIS drivers cover about 95% of every screw you're likely to encounter on average applications. Best of all, Megadora JIS drivers don't cam out, disfigure the fastener, and generally make you cuss like those crappy #2 Phillips you've been unknowingly fighting with all these years. Do yourself a favor - ESPECIALLY IF YOU WORK ON MOTORCYCLES OR JAPANESE BUILT STEREO EQUIPMENT. Order yourself up a nice set of Megadora JIS drivers. Get +1 and +2 sizes, and go ahead and splurge and get them in several lengths. You will be done buying screwdrivers for cross-screw functions, probably for the rest of your life. Just don't loan them to your buddies. They'll never come back. HIGHLY recommended - 6 stars. :-)