page_title: Screwdriver
section_title: Drive tip
hierarchical_section_title: Screwdriver / Drive tip
caption_attribution_description: English: A set of "secure" or otherwise less common screwdriver bits, including secure Torx and secure hex or "allen" variants.
context_page_description: A screwdriver is a tool, manual or powered, used for screwing and unscrewing screws. A typical simple screwdriver has a handle and a shaft, ending in a tip the user puts into the screw head before turning the handle. This form of screwdriver has been replaced in many workplaces and homes with a more modern and versatile tool, a Power Drill, because they are quicker easier and can drill holes too. The shaft is usually made of tough steel to resist bending or twisting. The tip may be hardened to resist wear, treated with a dark tip coating for improved visual contrast between tip and screw—or ridged or treated for additional 'grip'. Handles are typically wood, metal, or plastic and usually hexagonal, square, or oval in cross-section to improve grip and prevent the tool from rolling when set down. Some manual screwdrivers have interchangeable tips that fit into a socket on the end of the shaft and are held in mechanically or magnetically. These often have a hollow handle that contains various types and sizes of tips, and a reversible ratchet action that allows multiple full turns without repositioning the tip or the user's hand.
context_section_description: Screwdrivers come in a large range of sizes to accommodate various screws—from tiny jeweller's screwdrivers up. A screwdriver that is not the right size and type for the screw may damage the screw in the process of tightening it.
  Some screwdriver tips are magnetic, so that the screw (unless non-magnetic) remains attached to the screwdriver without requiring external force. This is particularly useful in small screws, which are otherwise very difficult to attempt to handle. Many screwdriver designs have a handle with detachable tip (the part of the screwdriver that engages the screw), called bits as with drill bits. This provides a set of one handle and several bits that can drive a variety of screw sizes and types.
caption: A set of "secure" or otherwise less common screwdriver bits, including secure Torx and secure hex or "allen" variants.
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