Unscientific poll What type of screwdriver would you use

>>1119795
Looks like a cabinet hardware screw. 8x32
I normally use a P2R by Bosch
(used to be Vermont American till bought out)

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philips screwdriver

>>1119795
butter knife

>>1119795
Just out of nowhere "Hey, you have anything that can drive this?" Flathead, as one is built into the knife I always carry on me. Hand tool? Also, flathead. You get more torque and don't have to push as hard. If using a power drill then a Philips, as it's easier to keep the bit centered when using a powered tool.

>>1119799
That's a Pozidriv tip, anon.

>>1119795
Philips, since it's self-centering. In flat-combination screws, it's usually better to use the non-flat option. But if you're asking about what drive I would use for screws like that if I were planning for a project, I'd get Robertson.

>>1119795
Ph 2 or 3.

Personally i am a fan of square drive and pozi.

>>1119795
Flat head for that one, button heads are the absolute worst for camming out. Unless I had to put in 20+, at that point it's worth digging out a drill and the correct phillips.

>>1119890
>square drive
It's funny how those square heads can't be had where I live. Mostly tx and pz, some ph. I'd like to try to use squares.

>>1119795
Machine screw so Phillips, easier than the blade falling out all the time

>>1119890
>>1121860
I can't fucking stand square heads. I'm so sick of finding them in my projects. They're such a fucking waste of my time.

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>>1119795
Grabber #2 philips

>>1119890
>Personally I'm a fan of screws that piss off normal people who don't carry a snowflake square driver

>>1119795
Yankee screwdriver. Would wax the the threads first like any gentleman should do.

>>1119795
whichever was closest

>>1119804
The "flatheads have more torque" thing is a misconception. It's all about contact area. If you have a hollow grind flathead that fits the slot really tightly then yeah you have a shitload of useable power to turn the screw. If it's not exactly the right fit for the slot or your screw head is beveled/angled at all go with a philip just because it will sit deeper and press against 4 spots instead of two.
>Roberts head master race

>>1121938
AvE Please go.

>>1121938
Just get yourself a Klein 11-in-1 and be done with it. Square or Robertson screws are so so soooo good.

>>1121881
what kinda of 3rd world shithole doesn't have squares? literally every single screw driver set you can buy comes with a few different sized squares.

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>>1119795
This one.

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>>1122076
>he doesn't pre-drill

i would jam an allen key (between imperial and expanded metric set, one will work) in it until it came out

i would then replace it with a real button head cap screw
hex life

>>1119795
Philips, flat head if desperate, or pozidrive if I'm using my drill with the cheap Har or freight 100 mirrion bit kit and all of the fucking Philips are broken or gone.

>someone post the britcuck pic of bits being called bullets pls

>>1119795
Ya use a + shaped one till it strips out then use the --- one after that. Duh.

>>1122029
Maybe one that doesn't sell Robertson screws? Driver sets here where I live don't necessary contain flathead drivers. Which is good as flathead are fortunately rare these days. It took me long to realize that the set I use the most doesn't have flatheads.
I was working on a travelling exhibition that travelled both yourop and SE asia.
I can assure you that the "standard" screw head indeed differ from country to country. As do quite a lot of other "standard" - practices.

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>>1119795
A Frearson, and not your camming philling shit

The P38 from my keychain. A machine screw like that probably isnt high torque anyway.

>>1119795
torx

>>1119795
Given the state of hardware stores these days, I'd use the bit that came in the box of screws.

>>1119795
i'd use a can of flex seal

>>1119795
The one on my Leatherman

A Spork

>>1119795
Reed & Price

>>1122373
Gross.

>>1122471
>>1122742
>>1122749
>>1123076
>>1123447
>>1123440
This thread had a terrible premise but still managed to get worse.

>>1123467
Hey fuck you buddy. Most boxes of screws come with the proper sized bit now, and that's the one I use. You should too.

mah dick

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>>1119795
>one of those motherfuckers

in germany we call them Plus Minus Schraubendreher (screwdriver)

Whatever is on hand, make it work

>>1119795
PH2 nigger

>>1119795
Mole grips, obvs

3,5 mm flathead, because I don't carry around a drawer full of screwdrivers, and it works on 70 % of the shit I come across.

On a combo head truss screw? Slotted for sure. Phillips just cam out of those instantly.

>>1119795
A hammer.

>>1123520
spiffy

>>1125211
Finish my mounts Nic

>>1119795
a hammer

>>1121873
Get gud

>>1119799
Lol

>>1123520
And I'd just about lost faith in /diy/.

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>>1123467
>Gross.
as if, the only thing gross, is that fucking furniture screw

at least ikea firniture screws are metric hex

>>1119795
Standard Screwdriver, hollow grounded.

>>1123520
I tried this kind of scredriver once and I did not fint it any good:
>50% chance of it fitting the first time you use it on the screw
>didn't fit as good as a normal flathead or philips head

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JIS Screwdriver P2/P3
>SUPERIOR NIPPON STANDARD

>>1123520
those are garbage

>>1126156
The only difference being it's less curved off?

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>>1121873
you know what makes me the happiest man in the world? finding square drive drain plugs on a car.

apparently subaru did something very evil and put 13mm square drives on their cars so it looks like its a 1/2" but if you try to turn it it strips out the plug so the dealer knows you fucked with the transmission.

>>1126166
I've removed and reinstalled dozens of those Subaru plugs with a half inch ratchet without incident. Sounds kind of impossible to strip it with a .2-.4mm difference in size on a square drive. Almost sounds like bullshit.

>>1123520
This.

...In an impact wrench.

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>>1126162

>>1119799
The philips screwdriver bit that goes ALL THE WAY INTO THE BOTTOM of the philips head slot. Not partly in, but solid metal clink. If you can't find the right philips bit for this, use the flathead.

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>>1126177

>>1126162
you can use jis on phillips and you can use phillips on jis. however, using phillips on jis causes camout and jis screws can be torqued to higher torque so its easier to strip the screw head. found this out the hard way repairing cameras and lenses. even american made lenses use JIS screws and the way they're assembled leads to lots of glue on the threads of the screws. if it's made in japan, use JIS screwdrivers.

>>1126415
So, they stuck one of those overpowered snap on impact wrenches in the drive and hit it wide open. Got it.

>>1126417
Okay, thanks

>>1119795
That's a threaded bolt not a screw

>>1127137
No

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>>1126415

>>1127151
Not him, but what is the difference between a bolt and a screw?

>>1127214
One technical definition I've seen is that a bolt is accompanied by a nut whereas a screw is threaded directly into an object. Of course with this definition, whether or not something is a screw or bolt depends completely on the application and not the screw/bolt itself.

In reality people just use the terms in all kinds of different ways. Sometimes it's a bolt if it has a hex head and a screw if it doesn't, sometimes it's a bolt if it's on a car but a screw if it's on something else even though it's really the same thing, etc.

>>1127218
That's kinda what I thought. And an issue with the first part, a lag bolt never uses a nut, but it's still a bolt.

>>1127214
On a bolt you are applying force to the outside of the head. Screws have a recess in the head to apply force.

>>1127243
So a T60 torx is a screw?

>>1127243

Not true. Case in point: External-hex head "machine screws" and "lag screws".

The difference is vague as far as the real world is concerned, though.Semi-officially, it IS the case the bolts are meant to affix things and hold itself in place via the clamping force of a nut. Screws thread into anything that isn't a nut.

But, in practical terms, "bolt" generally just refers to a larger-than-average screw for the particular application. For example, an M6 fastener on a car would likely be referred to as a screw, but the same fastener would probably be called a bolt if it were used on, say, a table saw.

>>1127245
Usually hear them referred to as machine screws.
The current definition on Wikipedia descends from Machinery's Handbook attempts to force a defintion on a part of language that evolved. It is needlesly complex and has a great deal of examples that break the rules. If you simply go off the natural language a screw has a pocket on the head to apply torque while a bolt has torque applied to the heads sides. Simple and straightforward.

>>1127251
So tl;Dr is the difference is subjective, and dependent on the person.

>>1119795
Philips