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I use the right size driver bit, I try pushing as hard as humanly possible into the screw head, I drill a pilot hole first, I try doing it in short bursts..

and yet somehow I have 5 fucking driver bits in the last month - all stripped to shit from slipping over the screw head. Am I retarded?

It doesn't help that they're all made of cheap Chinese shit metal. Maybe I need some higher carbon bits.

I use the right size driver bit, I try pushing as hard as humanly possible into the screw head, I drill a pilot hole first, I try doing it in short bursts.. and yet somehow I have 5 fucking driver bits in the last month - all stripped to shit from slipping over the screw head. Am I retarded? It doesn't help that they're all made of cheap Chinese shit metal. Maybe I need some higher carbon bits.

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[–] [deleted] • 4 pts

Use deck screws with torx heads or square drive screws. If that is too expensive learn how to keep the driver straight on the screw.....

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

This is the real deal answer. Phillips bits just aren't designed to carry the torque that modern drivers can transfer into the screw. One other tip is that as soon as you spin a bit on a phillips screw you need to replace it because it damages the bit as well as the screw.