A PZ screw head has four fine lines between the arms of the cross, while a cross slot (Phillips) head is a plain cross. Use the tip that matches, because one type does not seat properly in the other. The page lists both types in sizes including No.0, No.1, No.2 and No.3, for example No.1 x 75mm, No.2 x 100mm and No.3 x 150mm.
The first figure is the tip and the second is the blade length. On a slotted screwdriver marked 6 x 100mm, the tip is 6mm wide and the blade 100mm long. On PZ and cross slot drivers the first figure is a tip number, as in No.2 x 100mm, and on star drivers it is a T size, as in T10 x 100mm.
Both are VDE insulated types listed on this page. Slimline versions have a narrower insulated blade to reach recessed terminal screws, and interchangeable systems use one handle with swap-in insulated blades, listed singly and as a 12 piece set. PZ/SL tips, also listed, fit the combined slot and cross terminal screws found on circuit breakers and similar devices.
Match it to access. Stubby 38mm blades work in confined spaces, 75mm to 150mm blades cover most bench and assembly work, and 200mm or 250mm blades reach further into housings. For deeply recessed screws the page lists extra long reach screwdrivers with 450mm blades, including a No.2 x 450mm cross slot.
TX-STAR is the name Draper uses for star-shaped tips in T sizes. The security version has a hole in the centre of the tip so it fits tamper-resistant star screws that have a pin in the recess; a standard tip will not seat on those. Sizes seen on the page include T6, T7 and T10 standard tips and T25T and T40 security tips.
Screwdriver Sets includes small soft grip sets of 3, 4 and 6 pieces and precision sets of 6, 9 and 12 pieces for fine work. There are ratchet screwdriver sets of 12 and 13 pieces, hammer-thru sets such as a 9pc, and larger screwdriver and bit sets of 19, 70 and 100 pieces. A 37 piece set with a wall mountable rack is listed too.
Screwdrivers
This category covers screwdrivers for mechanical, electrical, joinery and general workshop use. Pages include mechanics screwdrivers, general purpose screwdrivers, VDE screwdrivers, stainless steel screwdrivers, soft grip screwdrivers and screwdriver sets. Tip types in the range include plain slot, parallel tip, cross slot, PZ and security star profiles, and the selection takes in hammer-through designs, impact screwdriver sets, extra-long 450mm sets and VDE interchangeable blade systems.
Brands include Draper, Sealey and Sykes Pickavant. Match the tip type and size to the screw head to avoid cam-out and damage, as cross slot and PZ tips are not interchangeable. Choose VDE screwdrivers for electrical installation work, and hammer-through designs where the handle may need to be struck to free a seized screw.
A PZ screw head has four fine lines between the arms of the cross, while a cross slot (Phillips) head is a plain cross. Use the tip that matches, because one type does not seat properly in the other. The page lists both types in sizes including No.0, No.1, No.2 and No.3, for example No.1 x 75mm, No.2 x 100mm and No.3 x 150mm.
The first figure is the tip and the second is the blade length. On a slotted screwdriver marked 6 x 100mm, the tip is 6mm wide and the blade 100mm long. On PZ and cross slot drivers the first figure is a tip number, as in No.2 x 100mm, and on star drivers it is a T size, as in T10 x 100mm.
Both are VDE insulated types listed on this page. Slimline versions have a narrower insulated blade to reach recessed terminal screws, and interchangeable systems use one handle with swap-in insulated blades, listed singly and as a 12 piece set. PZ/SL tips, also listed, fit the combined slot and cross terminal screws found on circuit breakers and similar devices.
Match it to access. Stubby 38mm blades work in confined spaces, 75mm to 150mm blades cover most bench and assembly work, and 200mm or 250mm blades reach further into housings. For deeply recessed screws the page lists extra long reach screwdrivers with 450mm blades, including a No.2 x 450mm cross slot.
TX-STAR is the name Draper uses for star-shaped tips in T sizes. The security version has a hole in the centre of the tip so it fits tamper-resistant star screws that have a pin in the recess; a standard tip will not seat on those. Sizes seen on the page include T6, T7 and T10 standard tips and T25T and T40 security tips.
Screwdriver Sets includes small soft grip sets of 3, 4 and 6 pieces and precision sets of 6, 9 and 12 pieces for fine work. There are ratchet screwdriver sets of 12 and 13 pieces, hammer-thru sets such as a 9pc, and larger screwdriver and bit sets of 19, 70 and 100 pieces. A 37 piece set with a wall mountable rack is listed too.
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