Does anyone here own a phillips screwdriver?

[G-Mac]

Having grown up in the shadow of the R&P factory and two parents who worked there, I was educated early on about the benefits of that particular driver and the screw-head configuration.

Do tell!

 

[shouldazagged]

I thought a Phillips screwdriver was vodka and milk of magnesia.

Sort of like the one I invented, vodka and saltpeter. Called it a chastity belt.

 

[Engineer1911]

i even have a set of robertsons .any type can be used for scratching or gouging, but for proper finger piercing velocity you will require power tools ,i recommend makita 18 volt cordless drills

My Ryobi 18 volt driver has given me "twin" power scars on the pad of my left thumb. Don't mind the pain too much, but the 6 weeks to heel up is annoying.

 

[Penmon]

Philip, my bartender makes one heck of a screwdriver, he only uses fresh squezed orange juice.
So since I had one the answer is yes.

 

[HPaugh]

I plead the 5th

 

[loc n load]

Phillip's screwdrivers

Phillip's screwdrivers in my gun tool chest......Phillip's screw drivers in my BIG roll around tool chest in the garage, phillip's screw drivers in the tool box in the airplane, tool box in the Jeep,boxes and buckets in the barn, tool bag in the saddle bag of the Harley, tool roll in the Scuba gear pack, range bags, range boxes, and a bunch of them lying around on bench tops, desk tops, counter tops, and patio tables.....I think that covers it.

 

[bgrone]

Phillips screwdrivers

Yes I have plenty of Phillips screwdrivers, that's how my Snap-on dealer put his kids through college.

 

[wyccad915]

I refuse to own a Phillips screwdriver, if I cant use my flat head then I just don't even bother.

 

[Skunkhome]

Ever screwdriver I own is a Phillips!

Sincerely,
Phillip

 

[BruceB]

Back in IBM land, everything was straight slot. Never needed a cross-slot driver in the tool bag. Of course they made up for that with their fluted socket-head screws, commonly called Alien screws to distinguish them from Allen screws.

Used to confuse the new guys asking for a "negative" screwdriver, and then having to explain that there were negative and positive drivers for - or + slots

 

[Skunkhome]

My Ryobi 18 volt driver has given me "twin" power scars on the pad of my left thumb. Don't mind the pain too much, but the 6 weeks to heel up is annoying.

Get yourself a bit holder with a sleeve and use it faithfully. You won't regret it.

 

[1morethan8]

OK.. tell the truth.

How many of you have tried to remove a phillips head screw with a straight slot screwdriver because you didn't have the phillips screwdriver at the time?

 

[Marshwheeling]

Henry F. Phillips (1890–1958) was a U.S. businessman from Portland, Oregon. The Phillips-head ("crosshead") screw and screwdriver are named after him.[1]

The importance of the crosshead screw design lies in its self-centering property, useful on automated production lines that use powered screwdrivers. Phillips' major contribution was in driving the crosshead concept forward to the point where it was adopted by screwmakers and automobile companies.

Therein lies the strength of the Phillips driver, and also its weakness. because of its intended use in automated equipment, it is designed to back out of the screw head when the torque becomes too high. This is particularly problematic when working on japanese motorcycles, which often have fasteners seemingly made of compressed oatmeal. Phillips will tend to cam out and will often strip out the screw head.

One answer is to use JIS (japanese Industry Standard) bits. The sides of the crossed heads are parallel rather than angled, and they will not tend to back out. Pozidriv bits are constructed similarly. Both bits will loosen screws (even Phillips screws) that a Phillips screwdriver would probably strip.

JIS (also called JASO) screwdrivers are hard to find, and even harder to keep separate from your Phillips screwdrivers once you have found some. Pozidriv bits (for any screwdriver that takes Apex bits) are not everywhere, but can usually be had at a good Ace Hardware or an industrial supply house like Grainger. Of course, Phillips screwdrivers and bits are everywhere, and I have more of them that any other type of screwdriver.

 

[jag312]

And how many know the difference between a Phillips and a JIS screwdriver?

 

[Naples22]

I had Phillips screw driver, but Phil insisted I return it. He must have forgotten about the 9/16 wrench.

 

[carpriver]

Back in IBM land, everything was straight slot. Never needed a cross-slot driver in the tool bag. Of course they made up for that with their fluted socket-head screws, commonly called Alien screws to distinguish them from Allen screws.

Used to confuse the new guys asking for a "negative" screwdriver, and then having to explain that there were negative and positive drivers for - or + slots

I was going to say that. If I need a screw driver and ask my wife I have to ask for either a plus or minus driver. I have a nice star scar in the palm of my hand cause a phillps isn't good for prying.

 

[Kanewpadle]

We're sick. Somebody mentions screwdriver and we devote 57 posts to it! What's next?!

 

[Fishslayer]

Yes I have plenty of Phillips screwdrivers, that's how my Snap-on dealer put his kids through college.

Most of my screwdrivers are Craftsman or various hollow ground types for guns.

My lone Snap On screwdriver is a #2 Phillips I bought just for one screw on diaphragm type personal watercraft carbureters. ANY other brand will round out the head. The Snap On grips & turns that screw out.

There IS a difference.

 

[mjdupuis]

"Does anyone here own a Phillips?"
Not when I need one.
But right now?
Yeah...I could probably find one because I don't need it.
I call this the "hardware uncertainty principal." You can need a tool, and you can have a tool. But you can't have it when you need it.

 

[Hillbilly77]

Did somebody say screwdriver?
(Notice the NRA & American Flag decals.)

Left bank of drawers, third drawer down:

Do you wanna talk sockets now too?