Torx is the only head that needs to exist. The rest can go fuck a rusty chainsaw.

phillips worst screw self stripping garbage

The torx are the most resistant, the rest can also cease to exist.

Anyone who willfully uses a slotted screw on a new project in the presence of even somewhat reasonable alternatives should have a lifetime ban on designing any items for anyone.

Also, use Robertsons, gink.

Torx is great but fuck security torx

My favorite is hex, self centering and doesn't strip easily

Situation: There are 20 screw standards.

John Corporate: "20 standards... I know, I'll create a new type of screw that will be unique to my corporate overlords and prevent users from repairing their own devices!"

Situation: There are 21 screw standards.

Canadian here. I'm offended the Robertson (square) has been shamed like this.

Square is called a Robertson and is the standard for construction in Canada. None of that bullshit Phillips trash.

I hate phillips. It seems like their only purpose for existing is to strip out so that you can never remove them.

Personally, any time I have a project, I always opt for torx (star). The screwdriver bits for them are not tapered so they don't push themselves back out of the screw-head (unlike phillips), so they tend to stay in place and grip much better. It's a lot harder to screw up a torx screw or bit than a phillips one.

I strongly dislike how many times I've stripped a Phillips and used a die grinder to force it to become a flat. Torx is fine.

Torx or Robertson, are the only ones worth a damn.

Hex screws are sick tho. Great when there isnt much space to tighten regular screws.

Robertson, hex and torx should be on that list, the rest of that shit can stay in the scrap bin of designs

I like pluses and squares. Minuses need to be removed from existence

Square drive on personal projects, forever and always. Maybe I'm buying the wrong torx, Phillips, and flat screws, but they strip out way too often. I've never had issues with square drive screws no matter where or how I use them

Square is my favorite but never used in industrial maintenance much. The square combos are on new electrical devices for construction though. I use mostly Phillips/slotted. A few security torx. Lots of hex heads, and all the small electrical terminals are slotted.

Americans will do anything the hardest way possible, huh lol

Robbie superiority.

6-lobe is life. I got a box of them for a set of stairs I had to rebuild, and the sheer ease of use makes me never want to go back.

We stan Phillips/slot

Sadly, some of the more exotic ones have been used to dissuade third-party repair. Some repair shops have been on a mission to replace iPhone screws with more common standards to facilitate general access.

Triangle, but with bevels. I believe old McDolan toys had those

Also, why has Python its own screws?

Oh god as a vintage camera collector spanner screws are the bane of my existence

Anything that is compatible with slotted or phillips is fine.