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Default Hex head vs hex socket head

DoN. Nichols wrote:
On 2010-11-19, John wrote:
Sometimes you can break the cap screw loose with a chisel and hammer.
Phillips screws can easily get screwed up by using a worn screwdriver or
the wrong size screw driver.


A common problem -- because the right size Phillips driver
*looks* too big. If you can't train people to feel for minimum slack in
the fit of the bit to the screw slot, you will have a lot of munged
heads and bits.

Enjoy,
DoN.


Yep. If we could only get them to think, The shank of the driver
is very nearly the diameter of the screw head, it would improve
the life of both. :-)
...lew...