Hi all,
Taken delivery of a Screwfix deal of drill & impact driver.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/79355?ts=85377

No probs with the gear, they do exactly what I want them to do apart
from the screwdriver bits, they strip of ever so quickly!
Can anybody recommend a good quality decent make of bits that will stand
up to normal use, or are they all made in China from ****ty mild steel
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Corporal Jones
"I don't like it up me"

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:00:23 +0100, Corporal Jones
wrote:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/79355?ts=85377

No probs with the gear, they do exactly what I want them to do apart
from the screwdriver bits, they strip of ever so quickly!

Same page. Wera, Wiha or Snap-on.

Corporal Jones wrote:
Hi all,
Taken delivery of a Screwfix deal of drill & impact driver.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/79355?ts=85377

No probs with the gear, they do exactly what I want them to do apart
from the screwdriver bits, they strip of ever so quickly!
Can anybody recommend a good quality decent make of bits that will
stand up to normal use, or are they all made in China from ****ty
mild steel

Is it the drill driver or the impact driver that shags the bits - or both?

Two schools of thought here, buy expensive bits like Wera, Weha. IME these
tend to shatter rather than strip. I gave up on them after a while. Option
2, buy relatively cheap bits & bin them as soon as they start to strip.
Thats what I do.

Before I got my autofeed I reckon that putting 1500+ screws into a deck with
an impact driver would shag 3 or 4 cheap bits.

Screwfix had some DeWalt ones on special a while ago, so did Wickes. Wickes
'gold' ones aren't too bad for the price.

Just a point, don't use a PH bit on a PZ screw or vice versa - shags the
bits in no time.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Corporal Jones wrote:
Hi all,
Taken delivery of a Screwfix deal of drill & impact driver.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/79355?ts=85377

No probs with the gear, they do exactly what I want them to do apart
from the screwdriver bits, they strip of ever so quickly!
Can anybody recommend a good quality decent make of bits that will
stand up to normal use, or are they all made in China from ****ty
mild steel

Is it the drill driver or the impact driver that shags the bits - or both?

Only used the Impact so far, great for coach screws in sleepers

Two schools of thought here, buy expensive bits like Wera, Weha. IME these
tend to shatter rather than strip. I gave up on them after a while. Option
2, buy relatively cheap bits & bin them as soon as they start to strip.
Thats what I do.

Before I got my autofeed I reckon that putting 1500+ screws into a deck with
an impact driver would shag 3 or 4 cheap bits.

Screwfix had some DeWalt ones on special a while ago, so did Wickes. Wickes
'gold' ones aren't too bad for the price.

Will take a stroll down to Wickes and try theirs

Just a point, don't use a PH bit on a PZ screw or vice versa - shags the
bits in no time.

Yes, that was one problem, the other I found out is to use the correct
size of bit for the screw, that's what I get for trying to rush a job in
the pouring rain.



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"I don't like it up me"

"Corporal Jones" wrote in message
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
Corporal Jones wrote:


Just a point, don't use a PH bit on a PZ screw or vice versa - shags the
bits in no time.

Yes, that was one problem, the other I found out is to use the correct
size of bit for the screw, that's what I get for trying to rush a job in
the pouring rain.


Ok I'll admit to not knowing the difference between a Pozi and a philips as
they just look the same to me and all seem to go in regardless of what bit I
use. What is the best way to differentiate?

Steven.

Steven Campbell wrote:
"Corporal Jones" wrote in message
news
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Corporal Jones wrote:

Just a point, don't use a PH bit on a PZ screw or vice versa - shags the
bits in no time.
Yes, that was one problem, the other I found out is to use the correct
size of bit for the screw, that's what I get for trying to rush a job in
the pouring rain.


Ok I'll admit to not knowing the difference between a Pozi and a philips as
they just look the same to me and all seem to go in regardless of what bit I
use. What is the best way to differentiate?

Steven.



IME it is always stamped into the side of them - exact characters vary -
PZ2 or PH2 - or similar.

To avoid mistakes, esp. in the dark, rain, dirt, etc., I wish they were
colour coded - had thought of marking them with a bit of paint - but
never did decide which colours/what paint. :-)

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In article ,
Rod wrote:
To avoid mistakes, esp. in the dark, rain, dirt, etc., I wish they were
colour coded - had thought of marking them with a bit of paint - but
never did decide which colours/what paint. :-)

You could buy plain steel for one and 'titanium' for the other.

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In article ,
Steven Campbell wrote:
Ok I'll admit to not knowing the difference between a Pozi and a philips
as they just look the same to me and all seem to go in regardless of
what bit I use. What is the best way to differentiate?

They're normally marked PZ or PH. If you try a new one of each into a new
screw by hand you'll feel the correct one fits better.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Steven Campbell wrote:
Ok I'll admit to not knowing the difference between a Pozi and a philips
as they just look the same to me and all seem to go in regardless of
what bit I use. What is the best way to differentiate?

They're normally marked PZ or PH. If you try a new one of each into a new
screw by hand you'll feel the correct one fits better.

And for the screw, pozi have star shaped lines on the head of the screw,
amazing what you can learn when you have to

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Corporal Jones
"I don't like it up me"

In article ,
Steven Campbell wrote:

Ok I'll admit to not knowing the difference between a Pozi and a philips as
they just look the same to me and all seem to go in regardless of what bit I
use. What is the best way to differentiate?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozidrive

Explains the key differences. Look for the lines on the top of the screw - if it
hasn't got them then it's not pozi

Darren

"dmc" wrote in message ...
In article ,
Steven Campbell wrote:

Ok I'll admit to not knowing the difference between a Pozi and a philips
as
they just look the same to me and all seem to go in regardless of what bit
I
use. What is the best way to differentiate?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozidrive

Explains the key differences. Look for the lines on the top of the screw -
if it
hasn't got them then it's not pozi

Thanks for the replies.

Steven.

Interesting article;
http://www.engineerguy.com/comm/3819.htm


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk