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Doug White wrote:


It's possible that I've run into some Posi-Drives in the past, but the
vast majority of the screws I see these days are plain old Phillips. I
think Xcelite just isn't very careful with shaping the points on their
drivers. Either that, or the screw manufacturers are making a lot of
"Phillips" screws with shallow sockets. Or both...

Doug-

Granted that some Phillips screwdrivers are made of soft metal. However
most of my problems have been related to using the wrong size Phillips.
In your original post, you mentioned using #0, #1 and #2 on the same
screws.

I have found some Phillips drivers in auto parts stores that claimed to
be heat-treated. They seem to last longer, but eventually become
rounded as well.

Perhaps the suggestion to use "inserts" would do the job. I
occasionally use Phillips bits with a drill/driver, and have not had one
go bad yet. I think the drill/driver would be more abusive than a plain
Phillips screwdriver.

Fred