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A screwdriver is a tool, manual or power-driven, used for screwing (installing) or unscrewing (removing) screws. A typical simple screwdriver has a handle and a shaft, ending in a tip that the user inserts into the screw head before turning the handle. 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 oxide coating for lubricity, or plated with non-conductive materials such as PTFE.<\/p>\n

A screwdriver with a very thick handle is not as easy to use as a screwdriver with a thinner handle.<\/p>\n

Why do screwdrivers have thick handles? <\/h2>\n

The more rotational leverage applied to the shaft of the screwdriver, the more power that can be applied to tightening or loosening the target screw. A thicker handle provides more rotational leverage than a thinner handle.<\/p>\n

This is because the torque (turning moment) is equal to the force multiplied by the radius (r). Therefore, if the radius is large, the torque will be large as well, and vice versa.<\/p>\n

Why does a carpenter uses screwdriver of long and thick handle <\/h3>\n