P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to use them for #2 phillips
screws and snapped off a couple.

What are these for?

Thanks,
FBt

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

on 4/7/2008 10:45 AM Esther & Fester Bestertester said the following:
> Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to use them for #2 phillips
> screws and snapped off a couple.
>
> What are these for?
>
> Thanks,
> FBt
>
>
Phillips Pressure Treated wood screws. You probably got the bits in a
box of the screws.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?


"Esther & Fester Bestertester" <not@me.really> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C41F8193005FCDACB01AD9AF@news.sf.sbcglobal . net ...
> Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to use them for #2
> phillips
> screws and snapped off a couple.
>
> What are these for?
>
> Thanks,
> FBt
A Google search found this under Craftsman tools :P2R Phillips drywall bit

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

> A Google search found this under Craftsman tools :P2R Phillips drywall bit

I too saw that in the Craftsman too set.

So what? It doesn't say what it is for.

Google is not always the answer.

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

On Apr 7, 11:36 am, Esther & Fester Bestertester <n...@me.really>
wrote:
> > A Google search found this under Craftsman  tools :P2R Phillips drywal=
l bit

> So what? It doesn't say what it is for.

What part about the word "drywall" do you not understand?

> Google is not always the answer.

Yes, it is.

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

> On Apr 7, 11:36 am, Esther & Fester Bestertester <n...@me.really>
> wrote:
>>> A Google search found this under Craftsman  tools :P2R Phillips drywall bit
>
>> So what? It doesn't say what it is for.
>
> What part about the word "drywall" do you not understand?
>
>> Google is not always the answer.
>
> Yes, it is.

Let me rephrase that...

When & why would you use a P2R bit rather than a regular P2 bit? Are drywall
screws specifically meant to be driven with P2R bits? It seems that P2R bits
are more broadly purposed than just for drywall...

Looking for more than Google gives on P2R... (although now that I know it
stands for Reed-Prince, I do find more). But Googling "P2R" only says it's
for drywall, which I find ... an incomplete answer.

So, no, Google is not always the answer.

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

on 4/8/2008 1:59 PM Esther & Fester Bestertester said the following:
>> On Apr 7, 11:36 am, Esther & Fester Bestertester <n...@me.really>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>> A Google search found this under Craftsman tools :P2R Phillips drywall bit
>>>>
>>> So what? It doesn't say what it is for.
>>>
>> What part about the word "drywall" do you not understand?
>>
>>
>>> Google is not always the answer.
>>>
>> Yes, it is.
>>
>
> Let me rephrase that...
>
> When & why would you use a P2R bit rather than a regular P2 bit? Are drywall
> screws specifically meant to be driven with P2R bits? It seems that P2R bits
> are more broadly purposed than just for drywall...
>
> Looking for more than Google gives on P2R... (although now that I know it
> stands for Reed-Prince, I do find more). But Googling "P2R" only says it's
> for drywall, which I find ... an incomplete answer.
>
> So, no, Google is not always the answer.
>
>

If it works in a Phillips head screw, what the hell's the difference if
it is a P2R bit or a #2 Phillips bit?.
Just hold on to it until you get screws that it will only fit.
All this crap because of a number on a bit.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?


"Esther & Fester Bestertester" <not@me.really> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C421008F003CEEBCB01AD9AF@news.sf.sbcglobal . net ...
>> On Apr 7, 11:36 am, Esther & Fester Bestertester <n...@me.really>
>> wrote:
>>>> A Google search found this under Craftsman tools :P2R Phillips drywall
>>>> bit
>>
>>> So what? It doesn't say what it is for.
>>
>> What part about the word "drywall" do you not understand?
>>
>>> Google is not always the answer.
>>
>> Yes, it is.
>
> Let me rephrase that...
>
> When & why would you use a P2R bit rather than a regular P2 bit? Are
> drywall
> screws specifically meant to be driven with P2R bits? It seems that P2R
> bits
> are more broadly purposed than just for drywall...
>
> Looking for more than Google gives on P2R... (although now that I know it
> stands for Reed-Prince, I do find more). But Googling "P2R" only says it's
> for drywall, which I find ... an incomplete answer.
>
> So, no, Google is not always the answer.

It is if you don't know dick and are trying to evade the subject.

Steve <g>

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?


"Charlie Bress" <left@thirdbase . com > wrote in message
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>
> "Esther & Fester Bestertester" <not@me.really> wrote in message
> news:0001HW.C41F8193005FCDACB01AD9AF@news.sf.sbcglobal . net ...
>> Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to use them for #2
>> phillips
>> screws and snapped off a couple.
>>
>> What are these for?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> FBt
> A Google search found this under Craftsman tools :P2R Phillips drywall
> bit

What do we need a newsgroup for when we have Google? Every question that's
ever been asked and every fact of life is in Google. I say we kill all
newsgroups.

Steve

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?


"SteveB" <pittmanpirate@henderson . com > wrote in message
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>
> "Charlie Bress" <left@thirdbase . com > wrote in message
> news:fK2dnQtYiIsJpmfanZ2dnUVZ_hGdnZ2d@comcast . com ...
>>
>> "Esther & Fester Bestertester" <not@me.really> wrote
>> in message
>> news:0001HW.C41F8193005FCDACB01AD9AF@news.sf.sbcglobal . net ...
>>> Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to
>>> use them for #2 phillips
>>> screws and snapped off a couple.
>>>
>>> What are these for?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> FBt
>> A Google search found this under Craftsman tools
>> :P2R Phillips drywall bit
>
> What do we need a newsgroup for when we have Google?
> Every question that's ever been asked and every fact
> of life is in Google. I say we kill all newsgroups.
>
> Steve
Bye, Steve. [g]

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?


"Glenn" <pilcheg@kc.rr . com > wrote in message
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>
> "SteveB" <pittmanpirate@henderson . com > wrote in message
> news:hespc5-s5n1.ln1@news.infowest . com ...
>>
>> "Charlie Bress" <left@thirdbase . com > wrote in message
>> news:fK2dnQtYiIsJpmfanZ2dnUVZ_hGdnZ2d@comcast . com ...
>>>
>>> "Esther & Fester Bestertester" <not@me.really> wrote in message
>>> news:0001HW.C41F8193005FCDACB01AD9AF@news.sf.sbcglobal . net ...
>>>> Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to use them for #2
>>>> phillips
>>>> screws and snapped off a couple.
>>>>
>>>> What are these for?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> FBt
>>> A Google search found this under Craftsman tools :P2R Phillips drywall
>>> bit
>>
>> What do we need a newsgroup for when we have Google? Every question
>> that's ever been asked and every fact of life is in Google. I say we
>> kill all newsgroups.
>>
>> Steve
> Bye, Steve. [g]

WATCH OUT FOR THAT DOORKNOB!

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:39:54 -0800, "SteveB"
<pittmanpirate@henderson . com > wrote:

>
>"Glenn" <pilcheg@kc.rr . com > wrote in message
>news:47fa489e$0$16683$4c368faf@roadrunner . com ...
>>
>> "SteveB" <pittmanpirate@henderson . com > wrote in message
>> news:hespc5-s5n1.ln1@news.infowest . com ...
>>>
>>> "Charlie Bress" <left@thirdbase . com > wrote in message
>>> news:fK2dnQtYiIsJpmfanZ2dnUVZ_hGdnZ2d@comcast . com ...
>>>>
>>>> "Esther & Fester Bestertester" <not@me.really> wrote in message
>>>> news:0001HW.C41F8193005FCDACB01AD9AF@news.sf.sbcglobal . net ...
>>>>> Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to use them for #2
>>>>> phillips
>>>>> screws and snapped off a couple.
>>>>>
>>>>> What are these for?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> FBt
>>>> A Google search found this under Craftsman tools :P2R Phillips drywall
>>>> bit
>>>
>>> What do we need a newsgroup for when we have Google? Every question
>>> that's ever been asked and every fact of life is in Google. I say we
>>> kill all newsgroups.

Au contraire, let's kill Google, the leaky sieve, the human rights
violator (remember the China tragedy?) and keep the newsgroups!


>>>
>>> Steve
>> Bye, Steve. [g]
>
>WATCH OUT FOR THAT DOORKNOB!
>

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

Esther & Fester Bestertester wrote:
> Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to use them for #2 phillips
> screws and snapped off a couple.
>
> What are these for?
>
> Thanks,
> FBt
>

That is supposedly a special drywall screw bit, but I use them
for everything if I have them and I can't tell a whole lot of
difference except that they are narrower than a standard #2 along
the body of the bit.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?

Robert Allison posted for all of us...

> Esther & Fester Bestertester wrote:
> > Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to use them for #2 phillips
> > screws and snapped off a couple.
> >
> > What are these for?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > FBt
> >
>
> That is supposedly a special drywall screw bit, but I use them
> for everything if I have them and I can't tell a whole lot of
> difference except that they are narrower than a standard #2 along
> the body of the bit.
>
>
Yup the r stands for reduced shank - the shank is only as wide as the wings
while a reguler bit is the 1/4 hex size.
--
Tekkie Don't bother to thank me, I do this as a public service.

Re: P2R phillips bit -- what is it?


"Esther & Fester Bestertester" <not@me.really> wrote in
message
news:0001HW.C41F8193005FCDACB01AD9AF@news.sf.sbcglobal . net ...
> Found these among my 1/4-inch driver bits. Tried to
> use them for #2 phillips
> screws and snapped off a couple.
>
> What are these for?
>
> Thanks,
> FBt
>
I'm not sure what they are either. Back some time ago,
before I retired, we had 2 shapes of Phillips #2. one
was normal and the other was real narrow. I don't
remember the number designation for the narrow one but
I liked it because it sat deeper in the screw and I
thought it held better. That's kinda what yours sounds
like.