Best screwdriver bit for plasterboards screws.

woody7777

I have got a few pieces of plasterboard to put up. A friend gave me a box of black plasterboard screws, but the bit in the power screwdriver I have looks like it should fit the screws, but seems to spin out as the screw goes deeper in. 

DullGreyGuy

Doesn't the box from the screws say what head is on them? We have Philips, PoziDriv and TX plasterboard screws and each say the correct bit to use, like the Philips ones want a PH2 bit.

GDB2222

A close up photo of the screw head would help, but I think the screws are ph2 and you have a pz2 bit. 

GDB2222

Or vice versa.

woody7777

The box is not the original one, so it does not say anything about the type. The head is just a cross, but the bit looks similar.

JohnB47

Just manually insert the screwdriver bit into one of the heads of the screws. Fits nice and neatly when turned gently clockwise and anticlockwise ? All good to go. Doesn't go far enough inside or stays outside and spins when you rotate it gently? Not good - you need a better fitting screwdriver, as mentioned by previous posters.

The first thing I do, when choosing a driver bit and screws for job, is manually fit the bit into the screw head to see if it has enough 'purchase'. 

Alderbank

woody7777 said:

I have got a few pieces of plasterboard to put up. A friend gave me a box of black plasterboard screws, but the bit in the power screwdriver I have looks like it should fit the screws, but seems to spin out as the screw goes deeper in. 

That's how they are meant to work.

The head of the screw should finish up just below the level of the paper but without tearing it, without the operator having to try to judge the exact point when the screw is at the correct depth.

woody7777

It seems to spin out well before it gets that far.

GDB2222

What is written on the bit?

woody7777

I dont think theres anything written on it.

Alderbank

You have to apply quite a bit of steady pressure to the drill driver, more than you might think. The speed of the drill makes a difference as well.

You say you have 'a few pieces' of plasterboards to put up.

Either practice first with scrap bits of plasterboard and wood until you have mastered the technique, or just use a hand PH2 screwdriver.