QUESTION OF THE MONTH: What type of screwdriver head do you prefer?

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There are many types of fasteners available in the marketplace. Selecting the right type of fastener often depends on the job to be accomplished. Each type of fastener often has a matched screwdriver head type.

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beacon_dave 2 months ago +6

vijeth_ds said: What type of screwdriver head do you prefer? The one that matches the head of the screw that I'm trying to remove.
dougw 2 months ago in reply to ntewinkel +3

When I say square I mean Robertson.
shabaz 2 months ago +3

I'm going to answer a different question : ) I really like Wiha System 6 interchangeable tip screwdrivers - nice large range of tips. But prices have more than doubled so it's not very viable any more…

bradfordmiller 2 months ago

I'm pretty sure screwdrivers shouldn't have a head. Also known in Britain as "vodka and orange", one simply pours the ingredients gently over ice in a tall glass.
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electronicbiker 2 months ago in reply to bradfordmiller

Don't forget 'Tri-lobial', as used to screw the lids down on small aluminium boxes. I think the RS and Farnell ones are available with Posidriv heads. My nearly-new Triumph motor-cycle has lots of Torx, some with a bead of Loc-Tite in a shallow groove along the shank, that combination will stall a reasonable-sized electric drill even when the bit is fully located in the screw head (as it should always be). You know that your drill was not big enough when the smoke escapes.
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electronicbiker 2 months ago in reply to Jan Cumps

Sometimes a magnetic screwdriver is not the right tool to use, e.g. when aligning the record/play heads on vintage tape recorders. A small blob of Blu-Tack usually does the job.
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Jan Cumps 2 months ago in reply to electronicbiker

Indeed. My experience is from assembling semi trucks
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cstanton 2 months ago in reply to beacon_dave

The eye-balling moment of "is it JIS or is it Philips?"
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cstanton 2 months ago

Having had to deal with many screw heads that simply churn up into mush from being torx, hex, star, Philips, JIS, pozidriv, etc.

Flathead.

Every time, flathead.

The other types become flatheads when I have to dremel a slot into them to get them out of the device.
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cstanton 2 months ago in reply to dougw

dougw said:
What do you call this screwhead?

Cursed.
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anniel747 2 months ago in reply to cstanton

Doesn't JIS always have a dot? It's also more rounded.
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Workshopshed 2 months ago

I use pozidriv for most things and hex, slot or square when going for a particular effect.

But I also like the slotless round screws you get for rack equipment.
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electronicbiker 2 months ago

This looks interesting! It says in the intro from the Inbox that "A new forum thread has been created", i have yet to see a Forum thread on any screw although it is stated a bit lower down that "You can view this thread online". Am I missing something?
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