Originally Posted by
Ken Kortge
If you can, I highly recommend ditching the use of Philips head screws in favor of Torx (star) head screws, or even square (or Robertson) head screws. Soooo much better!
I'm not a big fan of square drive but I do like the Torx drive screws. It's too easy to round a square drive, especially when removing it, and then you have a problem. My deck was put down with square drive screws and when I have to remove a board for something, it's always a challenge. I clean out the socket and push hard on the impact driver to keep the bit in the socket and even then I'll round out one out of 10 or 15.
[When I say "round out" I mean that the square socket of the screw is no longer square - it's round. I usually have to pry the board out when that happens and then drive the screw out with a hammer.]
Mike
Last edited by Mike Henderson; 09-29-2020 at 9:57 PM.
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