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Pozidriv is very uncommon in the US.

Philips (00, 0, and 2) are by far the most common screw heads here for most people. (Pretty much every household will have these for changing batteries, assembling furniture, doing minor repairs...) Slotted screw heads used to be ubiquitous, and the screwdrivers still are, though mostly for use as pry bars. You'll see some socket-head hex-drive stuff, in a mix of metric and fractional inch drives (which can inform you on how US-centric the design and manufacture of the product was), and maybe some Torx (especially in electronics). I've only seen Robertson in drywall and decking screws at the hardware store, and I haven't yet seen them used in someone's home.



Generally in the US people who actually care about their fasteners will use Torx.


Or people who need to drive in a lot of fasteners. Philips is a pain even with an impact driver/screw gun, the bit cannot hold the fastener unlike Torx/Robertson.


Yep. In my house, every thing I work on or replace gets replaced with Torx screws. Slotted have their place, I have no idea how or why Phillips ever got popular.


Limitations of screw-making technology and metallurgy at the time, Phillips is quite an old standard, patented in 1932 (although there was a similar British patent 60 years earlier).


Many electrical components have a screw that takes a Phillips or Robertson.


For those who don't know: the head of the screw will literally accept a slotted, Phillips, or Robertson driver.

Milwaukee (popular among electricians) now makes a screwdriver that's the union of those shapes that they call an ECX screwdriver.


I'm not sure if you mean the union or intersection?

I searched for ECX and it returns images of multi-bit kits. Could you link a photo of what you're referring to?


Several of the combo bit types are covered here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4WsTfJ-YwbM (start around 2m59s, but there’s a lot of good content there)


Search "ECX screw" on Google images, it has some pictures of the bits and the screws



It’s actually quite nice if you do electrical. Recommended (also a “demo driver” whilst you’re at it).


I bought a Klein version of that screwdriver and it’s a joy to use when wiring up receptacles.


> Pozidriv is very uncommon in the US.

IKEA use them. Lots of people get disposable Pozi drivers from them and probably don't even realize they're different.


Drywall screws are Philips, not Robertson. The cam-out feature is used to prevent over-penetration, which badly weakens the drywall. These bits are used; they precisely dimple the paperboard and prevent the gypsum from being crushed.

https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Positioning-Screwdriver-Dryw...

I do have a bunch of what look like drywall screws with Robertson heads, but I am certain that they are not intended for use with drywall.




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