5" floppy?.

dwight elvey dkelvey at hotmail.com
Wed Nov 26 00:20:13 CST 2008



Hi
 I've not had the same problems with stripping or slipping
when using a good driver of the right size for the screw.
Most of the time I see people using a #1 philips where
they should be using a #2.
 I also see many with cheap drivers that the tip has
obviously failed.
Dwight

> From: bpope at wordstock.com
> 
> And thusly were the wise words spake by David Griffith
>> 
>> Something I'd like to see is a serious effort to get rid of phillips
>> screws. The damn things strip out easily, slip out easily, and require
>> considerable pushing. Hex screws are okay, but when they get tiny, they
>> too will strip easily. Square-head or torx would be best.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^
> is known as a "Robertson".
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bryan
> 
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