Stripped a screw for the tenth time before I realized I was using the wrong bit

Honestly, I spent like two years thinking I just had bad luck with screws stripping out on me. Every weekend project I'd run into this issue with my deck repairs or hanging shelves. Last month I was trying to mount a mailbox post and the screw head just shredded again. My neighbor Joe came over to borrow my drill and he looked at my bit and asked why I was using a Phillips #2 on a Pozidriv screw. I didn't even know there was a difference. He showed me his set with the little markings and now I check every time before I start. It's saved me maybe 20 minutes per project and I don't have to dig out stripped screws with pliers anymore. Has anyone else gone years without realizing this was a thing?

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ellis.robert12d ago

It's wild how many people don't realize Pozidriv and Phillips look almost identical but don't work together. I'd recommend grabbing a multi-bit set that has both clearly marked so you can switch fast and save your project.

evan29512d ago

My buddy stripped a screw so bad last week trying to force a Phillips into a Pozidriv, @ellis.robert.