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When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little
grooves on the tips. For some reason, I have found that they grip better, last longer, and will work at a slight angle. But I have found them hard to find. When I ask a salesman, they give me the same look one gets when you ask a two year old how his last orgasm was. Is there a special name or brand for these. I must have 100 bits in my cabinets, and most suck because they are too pointed. These I am referring to look like they have the tip ground off, look kind of rounded when looked at from the side, and have grooves perpendicular to the main axis around the flutes. Steve |
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"SteveB" wrote in message ... When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little grooves on the tips. For some reason, I have found that they grip better, last longer, and will work at a slight angle. But I have found them hard to find. When I ask a salesman, they give me the same look one gets when you ask a two year old how his last orgasm was. Is there a special name or brand for these. I must have 100 bits in my cabinets, and most suck because they are too pointed. These I am referring to look like they have the tip ground off, look kind of rounded when looked at from the side, and have grooves perpendicular to the main axis around the flutes. Steve Do you mean a Pozidrive? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozidriv |
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SteveB wrote: When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little grooves on the tips. For some reason, I have found that they grip better, last longer, and will work at a slight angle. But I have found them hard to find. When I ask a salesman, they give me the same look one gets when you ask a two year old how his last orgasm was. Is there a special name or brand for these. I must have 100 bits in my cabinets, and most suck because they are too pointed. These I am referring to look like they have the tip ground off, look kind of rounded when looked at from the side, and have grooves perpendicular to the main axis around the flutes. Steve |
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"SteveB" writes:
When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little grooves on the tips. For some reason, I have found that they grip better, last longer, and will work at a slight angle. Well, yeah. They've got little grooves on the tips, which dig into the heads of the screws. This causes vastly increased friction, so the grip better and will work at a slight angle. I'll guess they last longer because we (see, they last longer for me, too!) spend less time spinning them in the screw head. But I have found them hard to find. When I ask a salesman, they give me the same look one gets when you ask a two year old how his last orgasm was. It would probably not be a good idea to ask that question in front of witnesses. But the last time I went looking for a particular fastener (flat-head Phillips head machine screws), the clerk pointed out some flat-head Phillips sheet metal and assured me they'd work in wood, and then pointed out some round-head Phillips machine screws, which he referred to as oval-head. It turned out the screws I wanted (in stainless, which was better than I'd hoped for) were in a drawer behind hime. Is there a special name or brand for these. I must have 100 bits in my cabinets, and most suck because they are too pointed. These I am referring to look like they have the tip ground off, look kind of rounded when looked at from the side, and have grooves perpendicular to the main axis around the flutes. Not that I know of. The one thing I've done more times than I want to admit is to try to use a Posi-drive bit in a Phillips screw. I need my reading glasses on to tell the difference, but they are absolutely not compatible. -- As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and this we should do freely and generously. (Benjamin Franklin) |
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On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:36:30 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote: When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little grooves on the tips. For some reason, I have found that they grip better, last longer, and will work at a slight angle. But I have found them hard to find. When I ask a salesman, they give me the same look one gets when you ask a two year old how his last orgasm was. Is there a special name or brand for these. I must have 100 bits in my cabinets, and most suck because they are too pointed. These I am referring to look like they have the tip ground off, look kind of rounded when looked at from the side, and have grooves perpendicular to the main axis around the flutes. Steve I've known them as anti-cam out bits. anti-camout anti-cam-out ??? one of the above. Thank You, Randy Remove 333 from email address to reply. |
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On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:36:30 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote: When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little grooves on the tips. For some reason, I have found that they grip better, last longer, and will work at a slight angle. But I have found them hard to find. When I ask a salesman, they give me the same look one gets when you ask a two year old how his last orgasm was. Is there a special name or brand for these. I must have 100 bits in my cabinets, and most suck because they are too pointed. These I am referring to look like they have the tip ground off, look kind of rounded when looked at from the side, and have grooves perpendicular to the main axis around the flutes. Steve Lowes sells some brand or another of ACR bits; they work pretty well. They're in the section with the boxes of decking screws. Joe |
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On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:32:41 -0400, the infamous Randy
scrawled the following: On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:36:30 -0600, "SteveB" wrote: When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little grooves on the tips. For some reason, I have found that they grip better, last longer, and will work at a slight angle. But I have found them hard to find. When I ask a salesman, they give me the same look one gets when you ask a two year old how his last orgasm was. Is there a special name or brand for these. I must have 100 bits in my cabinets, and most suck because they are too pointed. These I am referring to look like they have the tip ground off, look kind of rounded when looked at from the side, and have grooves perpendicular to the main axis around the flutes. Steve I've known them as anti-cam out bits. anti-camout anti-cam-out ??? one of the above. I prefer "anti-camout" from your choices. I much prefer the ACR type of bits, too. Anti-cam rib. One source: http://www.wlfuller.com/html/phillips.html -- The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. --Mark Russell |
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DanG wrote:
Stay with Apex brand by Cooper tools. You are probably referring to their ACR bits. http://www.coopertools.com/brands/fastening/index.cfm open up the catalog for fastener tools Nice stuff. _Industrial_ quality. Fastenal carries them. Here's a #2 ACR for only $1.22 EACH: http://www.fastenal.com/web/products...0213944&ucst=t Bob |
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RoyJ wrote:
http://www.instructables.com/id/S6HTQK1FOVXP1P6/ SteveB wrote: When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little grooves on the tips. ... Is there a special name or brand for these. ... From RoyJ's link, "ACR" is a the type of bit you want. Googl'ing "acr phillips bits" returns 1,630,000 links. HTH, Bob |
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Bob Engelhardt wrote:
DanG wrote: Stay with Apex brand ... Nice stuff. _Industrial_ quality. Fastenal carries them. Here's a #2 ACR for only $1.22 EACH: http://www.fastenal.com/web/products...0213944&ucst=t Or McMaster-Carr (not Apex brand), only $.46 each: http://www.mcmaster.com/#7164a67/=3p4vf8 (You can buy a set of 6 for $3.91, or order the six individually for $2.76 - sets aren't always cheaper.) Bob |
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On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:06:26 -0400, the infamous Bob Engelhardt
scrawled the following: Bob Engelhardt wrote: DanG wrote: Stay with Apex brand ... Nice stuff. _Industrial_ quality. Fastenal carries them. Here's a #2 ACR for only $1.22 EACH: http://www.fastenal.com/web/products...0213944&ucst=t Or McMaster-Carr (not Apex brand), only $.46 each: http://www.mcmaster.com/#7164a67/=3p4vf8 I need to stock up again. Locally-bought Chiwanese tips just don't last. (You can buy a set of 6 for $3.91, or order the six individually for $2.76 - sets aren't always cheaper.) Great tip! -- The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. --Mark Russell |
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"SteveB" wrote:
When looking for Phillips #2 bits, I look for the ones that have the little grooves on the tips. For some reason, I have found that they grip better, last longer, and will work at a slight angle. But I have found them hard to find. When I ask a salesman, they give me the same look one gets when you ask a two year old how his last orgasm was. I ordered a #1 phillips screwdriver the other day from mcmaster since my best #1 walked off at work. Since I play with electricity quite often, I got the one where the shaft is insulated. The screwdriver I recieved was made by Wera and had those ribs. Had some sort of coating that looked like TiN. Anyway, it fits screws pretty good and you can do the horizonal thing where you stick it into a screw head and let go and the scredriver hangs in air. Wes |
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On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:50:35 -0400, Wes
wrote: snip I ordered a #1 phillips screwdriver the other day from mcmaster since my best #1 walked off at work. Since I play with electricity quite often, I got the one where the shaft is insulated. The screwdriver I recieved was made by Wera and had those ribs. Had some sort of coating that looked like TiN. Anyway, it fits screws pretty good and you can do the horizonal thing where you stick it into a screw head and let go and the scredriver hangs in air. Wes This is my favorite screwdriver for electric work: http://www.mytoolstore.com/sk/sk03179a.html "SK 5 Piece Magnetic Screwdriver Set: Screwdriver with bit holder; #4, #6 Slotted Bits; #1, #2 Phillips Bits. 73517 SK 5 Piece Magnetic Screwdriver Set - 7 Inch $25.25" The 7 inch long shank is the key feature. I have one of the shorter 4 inch models too, but always grab the 7 inch if I have a choice. If the steel shank bothers you wrap it up with electric tap/heat shrink. I'm sure there are other similar screwdriver nowadays. This has been my favorite for over 30 years. Put what ever bit you want in it. -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b Remove no.spam for email |
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Leon Fisk wrote: This is my favorite screwdriver for electric work: http://www.mytoolstore.com/sk/sk03179a.html "SK 5 Piece Magnetic Screwdriver Set: Screwdriver with bit holder; #4, #6 Slotted Bits; #1, #2 Phillips Bits. 73517 SK 5 Piece Magnetic Screwdriver Set - 7 Inch $25.25" The 7 inch long shank is the key feature. I have one of the shorter 4 inch models too, but always grab the 7 inch if I have a choice. If the steel shank bothers you wrap it up with electric tap/heat shrink. I'm sure there are other similar screwdriver nowadays. This has been my favorite for over 30 years. Put what ever bit you want in it. I bought some similar to that at 'Dollar Tree' for a buck each, and they have a telescoping magnet, as well. -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense! |
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