Something that's been picking at my brains...

[Shimmy]

I too cringe when I have to use flatheads or even Phillips.

A big thing I like about allens is that no pressure is needed to use them.
Although a decent fitting flathead shouldn't need much either.

I get why Phillips might be better than flatheads in some areas but I hate them just as much, they look tacky, need more pressure, can be easy to strip and just a general PITA.

Square or Torx would be nicer still I think, should be even harder to strip (even with low quality tools).

I spose for flatheads and Phillips, a lot of people will most likely have 2 or 3 drivers, and it's possible to use these 3 for almost all screws.
Compare that to allens where there are a lot more needed, and that's only for one measuring system.

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by Shimmy

I too cringe when I have to use flatheads or even Phillips.

A big thing I like about allens is that no pressure is needed to use them.
Although a decent fitting flathead shouldn't need much either.

I get why Phillips might be better than flatheads in some areas but I hate them just as much, they look tacky, need more pressure, can be easy to strip and just a general PITA.

Square or Torx would be nicer still I think, should be even harder to strip (even with low quality tools).

I spose for flatheads and Phillips, a lot of people will most likely have 2 or 3 drivers, and it's possible to use these 3 for almost all screws.
Compare that to allens where there are a lot more needed, and that's only for one measuring system.

generally speaking I have all Maxx type trucks in my collection, which use all 1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm & 4mm screws even with grub screws, and all of the hop-ups and mods I have done, so that being said I use four different sizes of allen tools and that is it. Sure I have a full set of metric, and sae racing allen tools, but rarely ever use most of them. Phillips strip much too easy and are just not worth the hassle. I would think that the Torx screw would be the best for our hobby, just because of the none issue with the strip factor. The only problem I have had with Torx is breaking the tools when using too much twisting force. I have yet to strip one. I noticed that even two or three of the deck screw suppliers are now using Torx heads for their higher grade screws.