Debate : Standard v Phillips (Allen, Torx)
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
Please don't refer to it as "standard"; there is no such thing. Counterpoint: Precisely _because_ it can't be used with a power driver.
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
I take out my Dremmel Moto-tool and cut a slot into all the stripped phillips, Torx, and Allen head screws so I can get the damn things out. That's why.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
Wilson Phillips is my favourite: Wilson Phillips - Hold On - YouTube[^] :-\
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
Do you mean "Phillips", or "Posidrive"? They need different bits as the angles are different. Use the wrong one, and you will chew up the head every time... [^] Intersetignly, Posidrive was partial developed and is partly owned by ... Phillips. :laugh: There is also Torx, Allen, Robertson, ClutchDrive, and a wide range of oddball "security screws" - including a number that are "tighten only"! Slotted are cheaper to make, and are useful for "historic jobs" where they should match existing screws - except in my Mercedes where the battery is under the drivers feet and accessed via a slotted screw that opens with a coin...
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Do you mean "Phillips", or "Posidrive"? They need different bits as the angles are different. Use the wrong one, and you will chew up the head every time... [^] Intersetignly, Posidrive was partial developed and is partly owned by ... Phillips. :laugh: There is also Torx, Allen, Robertson, ClutchDrive, and a wide range of oddball "security screws" - including a number that are "tighten only"! Slotted are cheaper to make, and are useful for "historic jobs" where they should match existing screws - except in my Mercedes where the battery is under the drivers feet and accessed via a slotted screw that opens with a coin...
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OriginalGriff wrote:
including a number that are "tighten only"!
I've only seen those on restroom stall doors. Ever since they started using those screws, my ability to add to my collection of restroom stall doors has pretty much stalled out.
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Do you mean "Phillips", or "Posidrive"? They need different bits as the angles are different. Use the wrong one, and you will chew up the head every time... [^] Intersetignly, Posidrive was partial developed and is partly owned by ... Phillips. :laugh: There is also Torx, Allen, Robertson, ClutchDrive, and a wide range of oddball "security screws" - including a number that are "tighten only"! Slotted are cheaper to make, and are useful for "historic jobs" where they should match existing screws - except in my Mercedes where the battery is under the drivers feet and accessed via a slotted screw that opens with a coin...
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
The chain-tightener on my chain saw uses a 'slot' screw and I use a manual screw driver - much less chance of 'stripping' the screw and rendering a piece of equipment useless.
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
It's all about usage and aesthetics.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
including a number that are "tighten only"!
I've only seen those on restroom stall doors. Ever since they started using those screws, my ability to add to my collection of restroom stall doors has pretty much stalled out.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013 -
Please don't refer to it as "standard"; there is no such thing. Counterpoint: Precisely _because_ it can't be used with a power driver.
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I take out my Dremmel Moto-tool and cut a slot into all the stripped phillips, Torx, and Allen head screws so I can get the damn things out. That's why.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
ah, yes, so stripping seems to be the issue. This is interesting, because that answer means that the makers are limiting you from doing things fast by adding slotted screws to their products. :rolleyes: I just think slotted screws are difficult to drive even when there is a pre-drilled hole and I use a manual screw driver -- because I get off balance with them because it is so difficult to apply even pressure as you turn a slotted screw.
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Do you mean "Phillips", or "Posidrive"? They need different bits as the angles are different. Use the wrong one, and you will chew up the head every time... [^] Intersetignly, Posidrive was partial developed and is partly owned by ... Phillips. :laugh: There is also Torx, Allen, Robertson, ClutchDrive, and a wide range of oddball "security screws" - including a number that are "tighten only"! Slotted are cheaper to make, and are useful for "historic jobs" where they should match existing screws - except in my Mercedes where the battery is under the drivers feet and accessed via a slotted screw that opens with a coin...
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The chain-tightener on my chain saw uses a 'slot' screw and I use a manual screw driver - much less chance of 'stripping' the screw and rendering a piece of equipment useless.
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Do you mean "Phillips", or "Posidrive"? They need different bits as the angles are different. Use the wrong one, and you will chew up the head every time... [^] Intersetignly, Posidrive was partial developed and is partly owned by ... Phillips. :laugh: There is also Torx, Allen, Robertson, ClutchDrive, and a wide range of oddball "security screws" - including a number that are "tighten only"! Slotted are cheaper to make, and are useful for "historic jobs" where they should match existing screws - except in my Mercedes where the battery is under the drivers feet and accessed via a slotted screw that opens with a coin...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
OriginalGriff wrote:
Do you mean "Phillips", or "Posidrive"?
I knew whatever I called phillips and slotted that someone would mention some other name. I did my best to look it up but it seems a lot of people refer to them as phillips. This is a good article / video: Quick Tip: Know Your Screwdrivers (Hint: It's Not a "Flathead!") | Make:[^]
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
That's why I always use Arthur's Head screws.
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That's why I always use Arthur's Head screws.
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
When I was a kid, we undid screws with a "Standard" kitchen butter knife. Try doing that with one of those phillips-type screws. Even today, I have an amazingly hard time finding a phillips screwdriver in my home, but I know that standard screw will come out whether I have a screwdriver or not.
Brent
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Here's the question up for debate:
Debate
Why would any modern product use a standard (aka flat head) screw, which requires a standard (flat head) screw driver?
Standard screws are far more difficult to use in a modern era where we have power screw drivers which spin at high RPMs. If you've ever tried this you know that a standard (or slotted screw) will quickly get off balance with each rotation which really creates a challenge. The very least that should be substituted would be the Phillips (+) type. It's much more balanced. I can see using a allen type or Torx or whatever but I just can't understand why slotted would still be used. Why are slotted screws still being produced? In my thinking they should outlaw them to save the sanity anyone who owns a toolbox. :) How many billions $$$ could be saved by such a change? :rolleyes: Counterpoint? Anyone with a counterpoint on why slotted is still valid?
You nailed it.
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When I was a kid, we undid screws with a "Standard" kitchen butter knife. Try doing that with one of those phillips-type screws. Even today, I have an amazingly hard time finding a phillips screwdriver in my home, but I know that standard screw will come out whether I have a screwdriver or not.
Brent
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I take out my Dremmel Moto-tool and cut a slot into all the stripped phillips, Torx, and Allen head screws so I can get the damn things out. That's why.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Use a Robertson screw. If you strip one of those you reaaaaally over-torqued it.
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