@cendyne That would be a really shitty screwdriver even if it were formed correctly. I'm sure you have a much better one in your kitchen drawer. (Unless you're building this raft on Gilligan's Island.)
@JayDLugin@cendyne Agreed, I would not use it either since I have far better quality gear.
That said, I totally understand why the manufacturers include such low-quality screwdriver since most people cannot differentiate between a Phillips and a Pozidriv screw/screwdriver. If people use the included one, they use the correct model and therefore will not risk to damage the screw. Therefore, the won't get angry at the manufacturer for what falsely appears to be "low quality" screws while in fact the user used the wrong screwdriver.
@JayDLugin@cendyne Indeed. So far I never saw this type in a hardware store, only on smaller electronics and therefore in my iFixit kit. I don't know if this is a regional effect or more global. Where I live, if you want to apply more torque, you go either Allen or Torx (and sadly we don't have Robertson which seems to be the one you do want for maximal torque).
As an european I think only place were I know JIS is used are some bicycle parts. Shimano uses JIS screws in some bike parts. For low-torgue cases (like deraileur limit screws) it is not so critical if you use philips, but for some (like shoe cleats) it is.
Seems however they are moving towards Allen with latest models. @rodolphe@cendyne@JayDLugin
@rodolphe@cendyne@JayDLugin - as engineer by training and somewhat diy-er, I've never heard more than anecdotes about this. What is actually the difference, why, and how do I recognize them? I've not really found a good primer on that topic...
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