I am rearranging my shop and looking at screw storage and am also runnig low on screws. So the questions arises, after looking at McFeely's, do you use Phillips or Square Drive Screws?
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I am rearranging my shop and looking at screw storage and am also runnig low on screws. So the questions arises, after looking at McFeely's, do you use Phillips or Square Drive Screws?
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Both, plus even slotted screws on occassion.
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I personally have become a big fan of Torx head screws. It is all that I buy anymore. I just got tired of stripping out the Phillips. Squares are nice but still strip out more than Torx. I can put them in and pull them out anytime.
Chuck
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Let's see: Phillips, square, Torx, & slotted.
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Robertson all the way!
In fact, I often discard the phillips screws that get included with hardware or other items, and substitute robertson screws that I have purchased.
...art
ps: similar poll back in 2006 was 51% in favour of Robertson.
and also back in 2005 which had 70% preferring Robertson.
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I can't answer your survey because I use both. I prefer Philips over slotted and use square drive when I have a lot of screws to put in with a power driver.
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I prefer rounded-off philips...much more challenging tightening them and loosening them....
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Gotta love the wise guy!!! I think there is another term for that too.. I think that you as a moderator would ban me from the site as well...Originally Posted by Chris Padilla
I prefer rounded-off philips...much more challenging tightening them and loosening them....
Chuck
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You have the perfect attitude to be a mod, Chuck!hahaha
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Anyway, back on topic:
I'm with Lee: I use both but I do have more screws with Philips than Square. All my pocket screws are square and some wood screws I have can take both drives.
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Torx for almost everything but faceframe screws. I don't even know why phillips is still available.
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I buy phillips when ever possible, because I have phillips bit everywhere that is not the case with square drive. Personally I like torx the best, but they are expensive and I am too cheap to stock up on bits.
Mcfeely's makes nice screws personally I wish they weren't square. I honestly don't believe square are any better as far a stripping goes. Torx are better, but I don't think square are. What I do like about square is you can put the bit in the screw and it will stay attached with out holding the 2 together, unlike a phillips.
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How is Robertson different from square drive?
Or is this just the Canadians taking a swipe at us down south for being so..... all feet and inches?
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Square whenever possible. Phillips and slot screws are only used when decorative; usually brass. I keep steel screws that are the same size as the decorative brass ones to pre-thread the holes to avoid breaking the soft brass screws.
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I stock square/philips combo, used with a square driver. I have never stripped a square drive or combo with a square bit. I primarily use screws where the user might want to loosen/tighten/adjust, and nobody seems to have a square driver, but everyone has a Philips. Whether they will succeed with a Philips driver or not is their problem, but they are happy.
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