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Mike G wrote:After a while I found it quicker and easier to drill a pilot hole for each one, and so working up a ladder I needed to be able to safely retain two cordless drills. It was a pain.
RogerS wrote:I'm a great believer in Torx headed screws........
Mike G wrote:RogerS wrote:I'm a great believer in Torx headed screws........
Why's that, Roger?
Doug wrote:I know it’s another tool Mike but when working up a ladder I find flip drill driver bits invaluable much easier than trying to juggle 2 drills & quicker to switch from drill to screw than swapping drills over.
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RogerS wrote:Mike G wrote:RogerS wrote:I'm a great believer in Torx headed screws........
Why's that, Roger?
For several reasons, Mike. Over the years, it seems to me that the Pozidrive 'standard' has, in fact, ceased to be 'standard'. I have a range of screws and bits that profess to be PZ2 but they don't match sufficiently accurately leading to camming out at the drop of a hat. Torx headed screws just simply work and don't cam out.
An added bonus of Torx heads are that you can insert the bit at a slight angle and they will still work just fine ...very handy in tight spaces where the PZ2 will cam out.
I will also re-iterate my warning regarding the crap Bullet torx headed screws from Travis Perkins that are useless.
Andyp wrote:Doug wrote:I know it’s another tool Mike but when working up a ladder I find flip drill driver bits invaluable much easier than trying to juggle 2 drills & quicker to switch from drill to screw than swapping drills over.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150465534718 ... noapp=true
Now if they did a 3 prong version that saved me using 3 drills at one, drill, countersink and screw.
DaveL wrote:I have not use those ones but found that you have to be careful with stainless steel screws, they are not as strong as a good quality steel screw. It's quite easy to strip the head and or to snap them if you over tighten.
Woodster wrote:...... back to Makita along with a couple of screws but they never replied.
Andyp wrote:Doug wrote:I know it’s another tool Mike but when working up a ladder I find flip drill driver bits invaluable much easier than trying to juggle 2 drills & quicker to switch from drill to screw than swapping drills over.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150465534718 ... noapp=true
Now if they did a 3 prong version that saved me using 3 drills at one, drill, countersink and screw.
techauthorbob wrote:Well I never!
Just looked at the square head screws and realised that they are only about three miles from me and I have never heard of them. Will certainly give them a try as I too have had problems with pozidrive cramming out.
Bob
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