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Honestly I think part of the reason is because in 95% of cases, a Philips is going to be easier. Wrong depth, wrong size, wrong gauge, still works in most house
by booi 4y ago
Honestly I think part of the reason is because in 95% of cases, a Philips is going to be easier. Wrong depth, wrong size, wrong gauge, still works in most household cases. Robertson is not as forgiving
- stormbrew 4y ago(*) Works until you discover you've slowly stripped the screw and can no longer turn it.
- booi 4y agoYup and it happens but my guess is most screws only need to go in or out once or twice. Again, technically speaking I think Robertson is better but the reality is most people can accomplish what they need with a #2 philips regardless of what size is actually there.
- frosted-flakes 4y agoExcept that there are only three common sizes of Robertson that are impossible to confuse, and the drivers are always colour-coded (a "red robby" is a #2 Robertson, green is #1, and yellow is #3). Nearly all screws will be #2 #1. #3 (huge) is uncommon and #0 (tiny) is very uncommon.
- booi 4y agoHonestly it’s the same with philips. #0-#4 will cover 99% of cases. But in a pinch, a thin #2 will unscrew all of them.
- frosted-flakes 4y ago> impossible to confuse Read that part again. It's definitely not true of Philips.