Re: Vessel hand tools?

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:41:29 +0200 maarten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Jim Adney <jadney@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> That's correct. Both Phillips and Posidrive are registered trademarks
>> of the Phillips Screw Company. They are different, but they should
>> interchange. Posidrive is the better one, however.
>
>The best way of ruining screws and screwdrivers is use a standard
>phillips screwdriver in a pozidriv screw and vice versa. It will work,
>but if you need to apply force, the screwdriver will force itself out of
>the head. At least in my experience, that is.

Many years ago I actually got a phone call from the president of the
Phillips Screw Company. My guess is that it's now a one-man operation
that just selles licenses to make screws and drivers. He admitted that
the Phillips and Posidrive screws and drivers were interchangable and
were designed to be that way. OTOH, the posidrive combination was
designed to be less likely to "cam out" under high torque. I believe
the Posidrive driver in a Phillips screw comes in second. Beyond that
I have no idea.

It was an interesting and enlightening conversation.

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Jim Adney jadney@xxxxxxxxxxx
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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