There is an entire world beyond slotted and Phillips head screws. Learn your screw types and a whole lot more about the history of screws. For each screw drive type, from ancient Slot through to ...

Take Phillips screws, developed by the Phillips Screw Company, as an example: This popular fastener is easily recognizable by the “+” on its head and requires a Phillips head screwdriver to ...

It’s time to settle an age-old debate: nails vs. screws. Both are a form of ancient wood-fastening technology that still get the job done today. But how do you know which one to use for any ...

If your screw isn't too badly stripped and you just need a little extra grip to get it turning, adding an abrasive might do the trick. There are various commercial liquid abrasives available on ...

A key problem in screwing is how to avoid cam-outs, in which the screwdriver loses its grip on the screw head and slips. So Mironov and co are particularly interested in how humans avoid this. To ...

Non-slip head Three tiers of hexagonal recesses in the screw head provide 18 points of contact with the Outlaw bit. (A standard Phillips head has only four.) ...

The 5-mm Type 609 pluggable, spring-clamp terminal blocks are offered as a drop-in replacement for industry-standard, screw-type pluggable terminal blocks. They are available ...