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While a Phillips screwdriver has slightly tapered flanks, a pointed tip, and rounded corners, a Pozidriv screwdriver has parallel flanks, a blunt tip, and additional smaller ribs at 45° to the main slots. An External Torx version exists, where the screw head has the shape of a Torx screwdriver bit, and a Torx socket is used to drive it. The hex drive is better than square drive for locations where surrounding obstacles limit wrenching access, because smaller wrench-swing arcs can still successfully rotate the fastener. The pentalobe screw drive is a five-pointed tamper-resistant system implemented by Apple in its products.
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Tri-point-3 [ edit ] Oral-B rechargeable toothbrush, showing the TP3 headed screw used to hold the case together.A hollow-ground screwdriver is less likely to cam out (leave the slot due to the torque being translated into an axial force, similar to that encountered with Phillips drive but dependent only on driver blade), so more torque can be applied without damaging the screw head. The polydrive screw drive, also known as RIBE, [74] is spline-shaped with rounded ends in the fastener head. covers dimensions for Type A (shoulder under the head), regular and heavy, along with Type B (without shoulder), regular and heavy. A thumbscrew is a type of screw drive with either a tall head and ridged or knurled sides, or a key-like flat-sided vertical head.
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The standard specifies that drivers and bits are to be marked with a "PH" or "PZ" followed by the size number (000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 3), though not all manufacturers do this.Metric sizes of the hex are specified by ISO 4032 and ISO 4033, plus ISO 4035 for Jam Nuts, and ISO 4014 and ISO 4017 for hex cap screws, ISO 4018 for Hex head screws (grade c).
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I am just an occasional mechanic and only need enough tools to do the basic required maintenance, etc.
Recent widespread availability of assorted drive bits (including security types) minimizes this advantage, at least for some fastener types. Breakaway fasteners used in a non-security application may have a second driveable surface (such as a hex head) to allow later removal or adjustment of the fastener after the initial breakaway installation.