I *think* the head is designed to fit the hole perfectly and increase force distribution across the surface....
square drive centrotec bits
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My guess is that the washer style head will be too wide to fit into the pocket screw head recess.
Peter
Peter
Peter Halle said:
The GRK Cabinet screw (washer head) is definetly too big for pocket holes. I have some. Great for other things though.
The GRK pan heads work very well in pocket holes.
Seth
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Forget about the damn screw heads and bit types. Just pop rivet your joints and add a touch of hot melt adhesive. It works for planes. Just ask Rosie. [tongue]
Scarpia said:
Good find, and they're AINA!
The counts crack me up though.
"Yeah yeah, definitely 844 pocket screws in the box...."
EWTHeckman said:
the problem is this... festool has copyrighted and trademarked all of their intellectual
property, and if they are like most companies, they patented the CEO's dog as well.
that being said, they my not want to bother with producing limited demand items like
square drive bits to fit directly into the centrotek, but if anyone else uses their
design, they have to go barking at them, or they risk losing the protection of the patent.
patent's, trade marks, and sales marks which are not defended can be weakened.
let's say someone on here makes for profit some bits we all want, and festool, not
wanting that market anyway, figures it keeps the customers happy, so why not?
next year, blork and dorkie decides to make a full range of bits that fit the centrotec,
and festool files for legal remedy.... and then it comes out in court that festool was
allowing someone else to use their intellectual property as if it was in the public domain.
me, if they were priced within reason, i'd love sets of fractional bits and unibits in
titanium dioxide, for drilling stainless.
so, i have bought some new unibits, and will go off and play with a lathe and toolpost
grinder, and put a centrotek shaft on those three or four bits, 'cause i'm stubborn.
festool could add square head tips without much inconvenience, seeing as lots of
people here would use them. i'd buy them in a heartbeat, as most electrical fittings
and panel screws, and circuit breakers use #2 square drive.
i don't think they are gonna do it, ever. so, we can either make bootlegs, or quit
whining about it.
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FulThrotl said:
You hit the nail right on the head. [tongue] [big grin]
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I dunno...if Festool made the bits then what would be whine about? [tongue] Personally I find these posts entertaining... [big grin]
Scot
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These unrelenting posts about square drive bits has gotten out of hand. I'm locking this and the other threads. As soon as all of you come to your senses and accept nothing but slotted, I will then open these threads back up.
Ken Nagrod
El Presidente of the International Association for the Preservation of Slotted and Stripped Screws
Ken Nagrod
El Presidente of the International Association for the Preservation of Slotted and Stripped Screws
I need a bit that can drive screws which have the same type of heads that nails do -- just plain-old flat.
[laughing]
Has to work consistently though, so if anyone actually wastes his time trying to design one -- make sure you don't screw it up...
;D
[laughing]
Has to work consistently though, so if anyone actually wastes his time trying to design one -- make sure you don't screw it up...
;D
Vindingo said:
A while back I bought 5 Lbs of each (shorter than 4"), at that time I couldn't find a source for GRK, and I had come to love the torx head and still do. The common screws were fine but the trim head screws seem to snap off driver bits for some reason. The face frame screws were fine as well, but my only issue with them was that I expected them to be cheaper (price wise) than the Kreg brand but they were the same price or a little more. I did not see any great advantage in the torx over the robertson head in this application. Since then, Home Dopey started selling their "deck" screws with a torx head and I started using them since it is so convinent to get them when ever you are low. Just yesterday I discovered that they were selling Spax torx head screws and I will start re-stocking with those. Also, Amazon is now stocking some sizes of GRKs, and their trim head screws can't be beat. Sorry to have rambled!
