Toolbox

[Dr.Al]

I take it you use torx head screws Roger?-care to elaborate on the posidrive betrayal?

I'm with Roger on that. Phillips and pozidrive aren't much better than slotted in my book. Torx, Hex socket (Allen) or (if you can get them this side of the pond) Robertson are all far superior. For wood screws I pretty much exclusively use torx ones.

 

[RogerS]

I take it you use torx head screws Roger?-care to elaborate on the posidrive betrayal?

I do indeed. I simply got fed up of them camming out - especially with a powered screwdriver. You also have to keep the screwdriver within a few degrees of vertical (other orientations are available) to avoid camming out. That's not always possible and Torx (TX) are way more forgiving in that respect. Then you have those stupidly shallow locations where the driver bit goes (no idea of the technical term). Fill up with paint too easily thus making removing the screws (specially if they've been in place a long time) much more difficult.

It was a cathartic moment when I took all my boxes of Pozidriv screws and tipped them into the recycling bin at the tip.

You do have to choose your brand though especilly with an impact driver. Travis P had an appalling range a few years back.

 

[duke]

These are the usual tote bags I use on most site jobs. Electrical bag, cordless tool bag, batery bag and misc bag.

 

[Cabinetman]

I do indeed. I simply got fed up of them camming out - especially with a powered screwdriver. You also have to keep the screwdriver within a few degrees of vertical (other orientations are available) to avoid camming out. That's not always possible and Torx (TX) are way more forgiving in that respect. Then you have those stupidly shallow locations where the driver bit goes (no idea of the technical term). Fill up with paint too easily thus making removing the screws (specially if they've been in place a long time) much more difficult.

It was a cathartic moment when I took all my boxes of Pozidriv screws and tipped them into the recycling bin at the tip.

You do have to choose your brand though especilly with an impact driver. Travis P had an appalling range a few years back.

Even worse being in the land of the Philips screw, I can understand why Pozi were developed. I’m coming round to loving the Torx ones with virtually no slippage, so much better in a construction setting where things just aren’t flat on a bench.

 

[fuse]

Not forgetting JIS
A massive sales opportunity, in the previous century,for selling "allen screw kits" to Jap bike owners with mangled engine screws who were oblivious that the fasteners weren't actually phillips or pozi.

 

[Bod1]

Just dragged this out of the back of the shed, it was my version of an apprentice toolbox-saw horse, I made it about 35-40 years ago, I remember at the time being so proud of it ........it was actually quite useful just a bit cumbersome.

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Got me thinking.......
Bod1