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Originally Posted by Russ/40
Both Phillips and Straight slot suck. Wish we had the Robertson. I have noticed lately if you go to the big box stores it is getting increasingly harder to find straight slot hardware for our old Ford's. Places like McMaster Carr continue to supply what was common.
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This. I have been a contractor with a minor in furniture building for 40+ years. I will use a flat screw in applications where they are period correct for the furniture, other than that you can have them. Phillips are ok, but when we started using square drive (Robertson) I thought we died and went to heaven. Now just about every kind of screw worth its while is torx. Not sure about the centering, but with more surface area the grip of the tool to the screw is what makes the difference. Much easier to run in a torx than a slot, AND has anyone ever successfully installed a slot screw with an impact driver?