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This might just be because I'm european, but phillips head screws really are the worst. They are so easy to strip because it is so easy to use an over- or under
by simongr3dal 8y ago
This might just be because I'm european, but phillips head screws really are the worst. They are so easy to strip because it is so easy to use an over- or undersized screwdriver. Torx or Hex screws are good because you can't really use the wrong sized screwdriver and the screws doesn't get stripped as easily.
- zxcmx 8y ago“you must have the correct tool” vs “if you have to, you can open this with a butter knife from the kitchen drawer”. They’ve both got their place IMHO and vive-la-difference :)
- rascul 8y agoI'm an American (of the U.S. variety) and I've been using and hating phillips head screws all my life. I agree with everything you said.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoPhillips was specifically designed so that cheap screws (or drivers) would take damage instead of the expensive thing being screwed into. http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2013/04/05/a-better-way-to-screw/ http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2013/04/05/a-better-way-to-sc...
- mmt 8y agoMy read on it is that it was to avoid anything taking damage, especially the screw (and screw head, other than, perhaps, the slots themselves, insofar as they could be used for future driving purposes).