IDEAL Industries 35-696 Square Head Screwdriver, #3 x 8 in.

The IDEAL 35-696 is a #3 square (Robertson) tip driver with an 8 inch shank. The #3 tip is the largest of the common square-recess sizes, so it suits heavier square-drive fasteners such as larger deck and panel screws. For smaller square-recess screws in device boxes you want a #1 or #2 driver instead, since an oversize tip will not seat in the recess.

Yes. The 35-696 has an 8 inch shank, which gives real reach into deep boxes, panel interiors and recessed equipment without the handle fouling the enclosure. If you are working in a tight gang box or a shallow cavity, a shorter stubby square-drive is easier to control.

It is built for field work. The shank is chrome vanadium steel with nickel-chrome plating for corrosion resistance, and the handle is a cushioned vinyl grip for torque without hand fatigue. Note it is not an insulated or voltage-rated driver, so treat it as a general electrical hand tool, not a live-work tool.

Order IDEAL Industries catalog number 35-696. That is also the manufacturer part number, so it is the one number to quote for a reorder or to match an existing tool in a standardized kit.

No, and it is the fastest way to wreck a fastener head. Square-recess screws need a matching square tip with flat flanks, which is what the 35-696 provides with its precise #3 square tip. A Phillips or slotted blade only contacts the recess at a few points, cams out under torque and rounds the socket.

IDEAL color-codes the handles on these square-head drivers so you can identify the tip size at a glance instead of test-fitting it in a screw. That is the practical reason crews standardizing a tool kit buy the square-drive sizes as a matched family rather than mixing brands.