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Cydrome Leader

In rec.crafts.metalworking wrote:
On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 02:26:16 +0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader
wrote:

In rec.crafts.metalworking Doug White wrote:
For many years now, I have always used the black handle Xcelite Phillips
screwdrivers with the chrome shaft & black tip. I outfitted my
electronics bench with a fresh set a few years ago, and the #1 Phillips
tip is already toast. I took apart a dead stick vacuum cleaner today
that had a dozen screws down in holes, and I had to get my other #1
driver from my woodworking toolbox to finish the job. It is also
showing signs of excess wear on the tip.

One problem is that the #1 tip is very pointy, and I think it is
bottoming out on some screws, which increases its tendency to slip.
This accellerates the damage & makes it more likely to slip the next
time. The #2 tip is definitely rounded and no where near as pointy.
The #0 seems to have a some of the same issue, but not as pronounced.

I'm going to have to replace the #1's (and may get another #0 as well),
and was wondering if folks have a favorite brand that grips screws well
and holds up better. I've had good luck with Wiha drivers in the past,
but mostly for smaller stuff (jeweller's screwdriver size).

I'm with you on the black Xcelites. They're good, unless you're dealing
with ****ty screws, which they cam out of.

There's no way in hell any vacuum cleaner is going to be made with JIS or
Pozidrive screws. Cheap, soft, poorly formed screws? You bet.

Soft ****ty poorly formed JIS screws also exist - in cheap, ****ty,
poorly made Japanese vacuums. Not nearly as common as they used to be
(japanese quality is generally pretty good today)

Yeah yeah, and the OP is fixing time capsule vacuum cleaners for a museum.

There's got to be some strange dull pointed phillips "standard" in China
for bad screws.