List of screw drives

Re:List of screw drives by k_sze on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:13AM (#17019167)

IMHO, the Phillips head is pure evil and persists mostly because it’s one of the best ways to cause consumer-induced early obsolescence in any product that requires assembly by the end-consumer. It’s a huge unspoken conspiracy in the manufacturing world: “You supply Phillips screws. I supply Phillips screws. Everybody supplies Phillips screws. Everybody stays happy (except the consumers).”

“You stripped the screw head because you didn’t apply enough pressure.” O’RLY?

I wish governments would gradually outlaw Phillips. And I predict that the EU will be the pioneers in doing this.

I’m half kidding and half ranting.

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Re:List of screw drives by F_r_k on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:33AM (#17019239)

Here in France, I've seen not much Phillips (usually for small appliances or screws in plastic)..

I sent IKEA an email asking them to specify the difference between pozidriv and Phillips in their installation manuals (many people don't know), but they didn't reply :'(

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Re:List of screw drives by sandos on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:45AM (#17019499)

I can only agree, Pozidriv is so much better! I recently bought specifically both philips and pozi head screwdrivers, and Ive generally had both before but it still a hassle to always select the right one.

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Re:List of screw drives by spronkey on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @06:24AM (#17019961)

Pozidriv is the devil. It's impossible to distinguish visually in many cases between Philips and Pozidriv. Just use Torx, Square, or Hex. That way there is no confusion.

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