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Pozidriv is very uncommon in the US. Philips (00, 0, and 2) are by far the most common screw heads here for most people. (Pretty much every household will have
by avhon1 4y ago
Pozidriv is very uncommon in the US.
Philips (00, 0, and 2) are by far the most common screw heads here for most people. (Pretty much every household will have these for changing batteries, assembling furniture, doing minor repairs...) Slotted screw heads used to be ubiquitous, and the screwdrivers still are, though mostly for use as pry bars. You'll see some socket-head hex-drive stuff, in a mix of metric and fractional inch drives (which can inform you on how US-centric the design and manufacture of the product was), and maybe some Torx (especially in electronics). I've only seen Robertson in drywall and decking screws at the hardware store, and I haven't yet seen them used in someone's home.
- fmajid 4y agoGenerally in the US people who actually care about their fasteners will use Torx.
- silisili 4y agoYep. In my house, every thing I work on or replace gets replaced with Torx screws. Slotted have their place, I have no idea how or why Phillips ever got popular.
- fmajid 4y agoLimitations of screw-making technology and metallurgy at the time, Phillips is quite an old standard, patented in 1932 (although there was a similar British patent 60 years earlier).
- pandaman 4y agoOr people who need to drive in a lot of fasteners. Philips is a pain even with an impact driver/screw gun, the bit cannot hold the fastener unlike Torx/Robertson.
- sokoloff 4y agoMany electrical components have a screw that takes a Phillips or Robertson.
- mauvehaus 4y agoFor those who don't know: the head of the screw will literally accept a slotted, Phillips, or Robertson driver. Milwaukee (popular among electricians) now makes a screwdriver that's the union of those shapes that they call an ECX screwdriver.
- function_seven 4y agoI bought a Klein version of that screwdriver and it’s a joy to use when wiring up receptacles.
- afandian 4y agoI'm not sure if you mean the union or intersection? I searched for ECX and it returns images of multi-bit kits. Could you link a photo of what you're referring to?
- sokoloff 4y agoSeveral of the combo bit types are covered here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4WsTfJ-YwbM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4WsTfJ-YwbM (start around 2m59s, but there’s a lot of good content there)
- cyral 4y agoSearch "ECX screw" on Google images, it has some pictures of the bits and the screws
- Lammy 4y ago> Pozidriv is very uncommon in the US. IKEA use them. Lots of people get disposable Pozi drivers from them and probably don't even realize they're different.
- moistly 4y agoDrywall screws are Philips, not Robertson. The cam-out feature is used to prevent over-penetration, which badly weakens the drywall. These bits are used; they precisely dimple the paperboard and prevent the gypsum from being crushed. https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Positioning-Screwdriver-Drywall-Plasterboard/dp/B09PL9BX2F/ref=sr_1_12?keywords=drywall+screwdriver&qid=1674948972&sr=8-12 https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Positioning-Screwdriver-Dryw... I do have a bunch of what look like drywall screws with Robertson heads, but I am certain that they are not intended for use with drywall.