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CaNaDa square headed screw vs Merica Phillips head screw

Landslide said:
I can guarantee you that you’ll strip out the head of a Robertson square drive every time long before you’ll strip out a torx head unless you’re using some cheap ass cHiNa bit.
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I can't remember the last time I stripped a robertson....with impact drivers I've snapped the heads off more often than stripping them.

WaterH said:
Square and torx both suck. You have to have the correct size. Like I really need another tool that I guess the size and have to go back to the tool box. And of course, if you happen to have a complete set except for one size, guess which size you need? With Philips, one size fits all. (Or at least most)
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You are a dumbass, even #1 vs #2 Philips being the most common sizes are barely interchangeable...unless there's literally no torque they will just strip. Robertson is almost always #1 or #2 (green or red), rare to see the #0 or #3, though I do have bits and screwdrivers in those sizes...but either way, I can eyeball those sizes easier than I can a Philips.
 
SomeGuy said:
I can't remember the last time I stripped a robertson....with impact drivers I've snapped the heads off more often than stripping them.



You are a dumbass, even #1 vs #2 Philips being the most common sizes are barely interchangeable...unless there's literally no torque they will just strip. Robertson is almost always #1 or #2 (green or red), rare to see the #0 or #3, though I do have bits and screwdrivers in those sizes...but either way, I can eyeball those sizes easier than I can a Philips.
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You Canadians need a color identifier????
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SomeGuy said:
Robertson's have always been yellow, green, red, black for the #0 #1 #2 and #3. Colours make them faster to grab the right one, yet another advantage of Robertson.
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ORANGE, yellow, green, red, black.

You forgot one.

Oh, yeah, go raunchy bitch!
 
I’m pretty sure Robertson screws are all that’s holding Betty together, I find them annoying but less so than slotted or flat.
 
You guys that can’t use Philips without stripping them are gay. I use one size Philips for everything but sunglasses.
 
WaterH said:
You guys that can’t use Philips without stripping them are gay. I use one size Philips for everything but sunglasses.
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That's a Herbie Homeowner take on that fastener drive system. Try removing and installing hundreds of fasteners in a situation where time is money, and report back. Also, I'd love to see you break loose a #3 or #4 Philips with your trusty do-all Phillips driver:laughing:

By any chance, is this your setup?

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I've sunk probably 100,000 Robertson screws in my life making cabinets and furniture. Never a strip, handful of broken heads. They're awesome. I like torx but they're ugly and too many sizes.
 
It's hard to admit defeat here, as an American that bleeds red white and blue, the Robertson is just a better driving method.
The torx screws do work good, but because some jerk used them in the automotive world and never designed a better driving bit, I hate them them.
 
Aisin said:
Torq-set ftw:flipoff2:
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The problem with all the new fangled stuff is you can’t do anything without the right tool. I can tighten a Philips with a dime or a knife if I have to. Even though I don’t like the metric system, logic demands that I agree it is the best system. The same logic tells me Philips is the best.
 
WaterH said:
Square and torx both suck. You have to have the correct size. Like I really need another tool that I guess the size and have to go back to the tool box. And of course, if you happen to have a complete set except for one size, guess which size you need? With Philips, one size fits all. (Or at least most)
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Square drive has 3 standard sizes, same as Phillips
 
Sceep said:
No. It doesn't. Not even freaking close. Why can you not accept that?
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Because a little thing called experience gets in the way. Put a smaller Philips in the bigger screw and it turns. Is it ideal? No, but it works. Put a smaller Robbertson in a bigger square and it doesn’t work. Get it?
 
WaterH said:
Because a little thing called experience gets in the way. Put a smaller Philips in the bigger screw and it turns. Is it ideal? No, but it works. Put a smaller Robbertson in a bigger square and it doesn’t work. Get it?
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My experience says that you are without a doubt a dumbfuck too. However, no one is able to help you with that
 
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