"notbob" wrote in message
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I've asked before and got no good answer. Doesn't ANYBODY make a good
quality hardened phillips driver bit for power drivers for screwing
phillips head deck, etc, screws? These pieces of crap they sell for
$.75-1.00 ea on lumberyard checkout counters, where you grab a
handfull like promo popcorn cuz they're cheap Chinese ****, and most
ppl have settled for this absurd scenario. Why!?

I'd gladly pay $5-10 for a single bit that would last longer than a
hundred screws before it's useless garbage and I gotta reach for new
one like it was consumable sandpaper. Why do ppl pay hundreds for
quality power tools then settle for 88 cent table bits!? It's insane!

nb

I have found that the shape has a lot to do with it. Upon close examination
of bits, they range from very pointy, to mushroom looking, with the tip
ground off, to other varieties. It all depends on the exact screw to be
used. A good match between screw and head is a combination that is plain
common sense.

I have used, and have found, slightly mushroom shaped head tips that have
the pointy tip missing. This seems to allow for the bit to turn the screw
without it having to be lined exactly up. I have also noticed, and used,
tips that had small notches across the edges. These seemed to be made of a
type of metal that lasted longer than the others. They seemed to grip
better, too.

Anyone know any brand names of these?

Steve