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Contents 1 Screw driver damage 2 handle and bits 2.1 Slotted 2.2 Inventor 2.3 History 2.4 New type of Chinese screw head

[edit] Screw driver damage

I have worn out quite a lot of cross head style screw drivers (manual and electric powered) on modern hardened screws. I think it could be mentioned thats repeated use with modern hard screws can quickly wear a cross head driver and that this is more of a problem than the wear of the screws. --ManInStone 09:14, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I agree this should be merged with Screwdriver in some way or another.

ActingStar 04:38, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

I recall seeing a magazine or the BBC or someone spending a long time and a lot of effort at the end of the century deciding on the tool of the millenium and ... yes ... you guessed ... the humble screwdriver was chosen #1 most useful tool of the last 1000 years. Maybe it was Popular Mechanics. Anyway, I thought I'd mention this in case someone gets bored and wants to chase it up one day. Tannin

http://www.nucleus.com/~keith/Reviews2003.html - Patrick 10:41 Mar 11, 2003 (UTC)

I heard that the best screwdriver had a squareshaped end and had screws with a square-shaped hole in the middle. The screwdriver didn't jump out of position, and the screws didn't get weak when used...

You're probably thinking of the Robertson screwdriver -SCEhardT 05:38, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Is a cruciform screwdriver the same thing as a Phillips screwdriver? —Tokek 08:13, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] handle and bits

Inconvenience: in few instances, the thick shaft produced by this design won't allow it to get inside narrow paths as opposed to conventional screwdrivers that usually have a shaft no thicker than the head/tip. However, this inconvenience can be resolved by using bits with much longer shaft than the widespread 25mm standard. --PeaceAnywhere 20:43, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Slotted

Why is this even a separate article? They should be merged at the very least, with Slotted becoming a redirect. Anybody oppose this? thadius856_{talk|airports|neutrality} 00:22, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

The information in Slotted is already covered in Screw, which is really where it belongs (since the focus of Slotted is on the type of screw). I think Slotted should just be deleted. The article title is counter-intuitive anyways, as I can imagine someone searching for "slotted screw" or "slotted screwdriver" but not just "slotted" expecting to find either the screw or the screwdriver. If anything, I'd bring the photo of the slotted screwdriver into this article. PubliusFL 18:35, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Inventor

I've removed "invented by Leonardo da Vinci" until a citation can be provided. -SCEhardT 17:40, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

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Best to cross-link and to be as complete as possible. There is at least one more type of phillips head: the Reed and Prince style was once common, and needs its own driver to prevent damage. cnc

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[edit] History

Someone/thing has suggested expanding the history section. Well, I said all I wanted to say about turnscrews, I don't see why that flag has had to appear. If anyone knows anything else about screwdrivers, then good luck to them —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brunnian (talk • contribs) 19:40, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New type of Chinese screw head

I have seen a new(?) type of screw head, in a Chinese electric transformer,
but I have not seen the screwdriver.
The head of the screw is like an H in a 0.
The hollow part is the upper and lower "empty" parts of the H.
The screw driver probably inserts like a fork,
like a Y maybe, or like a U.
I don't own a camera, if you see one please post a picture,
to make the article more complete.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.75.35.58 (talk • contribs)