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J. Clarke[_4_]
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Cool bit for Phillips screws
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Geez, Home Depot, Harbor Freight, and everybody else sell the same 10
buck box of bits that fit just about everything. I'm sorry, but
"don't have bits" is a crock. The only reason they have Phillips bit
is that they bought them in a store.
That was my thought too. Not so long ago, it took work to
find a Torx or Robertson bit. Now, tho, the stores are full
of bit assortments that include straight, phillips, 3 or 4
sizes of Torx, a couple of Robertons and half a dozen small
hex sockets.
If you want to mess someone up now, you have to find screws
with Bristol splines or 12-point splines. Or maybe the old
"clutch-head" screws with the hour-glass shaped recess.
The 10 buck Harbor Freight set (which Home Despot had a few weeks ago
for the same price but seems to have discontinued) has clutch head and
spline (not Bristol but should fit well enough) in addition to a bunch
of other stuff.
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