Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

gnortsgerg t1_jab04h6 wrote

Robertson (square) or Torx are the superior drive methods.

16

coolpotatoe724 t1_jacm8xh wrote

Phillips has over torque protection, the driver will pop out if over torqued

1

gnortsgerg t1_jadva18 wrote

Won’t it also damage the bit and the screw in the process, rendering both less effective for future use.

1

SomeLikeItDusty t1_jaemywz wrote

The bits are only good for a few thousand uses at most, couple bucks each, anyone (organised) has spares.

1

masterchief0711 t1_jaawlse wrote

Arguably Phillips bits are also worthless. I hate Phillips screws.

6

Stunning_Smoke_4845 t1_jab06rv wrote

Phillips are substantially better than flatheads though. And they are decent enough for low torque operations, just suck in higher torque applications, as they strip out like mad. Allen is much better for high torque, but a little more fiddly when inserting and removing bits which, combined with there not being a standard go-to size Allen (though a couple sizes seem to be getting pretty common), makes Phillips a bit better when you have lots of screws to assemble.

3

mateusrp83 t1_jaawjzu wrote

I used one yesterday to pull apart some shitty curtain mounts!

3

LastDirtyMartini t1_jaaxe96 wrote

Explaining the popularity/necessity of other forms of engagement for high-speed work.

1

frizbog1 t1_jaaz1oj wrote

Not great, you got me. But “absolutely worthless”? I can’t agree. It does save me time when I have a lot of them to do, and if you have tennis elbow or other issues twisting your arm it does ease that up a bit.

But yeah, I get your point. Ultimately though, I think it’s because flat head screws suck. Phillips is better. Torx is even better, IMO.

1

lvl99RedWizard t1_jab5svs wrote

If we had to fight with drill-drivers and were evenly matched in every other way, you'd be sorry if you had Phillips and I had a flat-head.
This flat-head is gonna mess you up!

1

SGTRhoads16 t1_jabezz2 wrote

When all other screws strip out, it's super easy to cut a slot in the head of the screw. It's not so easy to cut a bunch of patterns, a square, or even a cross slot.

1

fortress989 t1_jadqftc wrote

It’s for taking apart old things as an electrician you can’t do your job if replacing a 15 year old switch takes you 5 minutes per screw

1