Comment on Philips shouldn't exist. Torx plus is the best fight me

• massive_bereavement@fedia.io ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Material matters, if you use poorly made screws that's when the head gets blunted.

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  • Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Philips screws are intentionally made to strip though. Even the best material can’t fully offset bad design.

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    • Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Philips heads are designed to intentionally cam over and limit torque, if you’re using the correct screwdriver that is quite a lot of torque. They certainly have a usecase, but that isn’t anywhere near me. I only use torx.

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    • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I read that was just an afterthought to explain away why they strip out so easily, instead of actually redesigning them

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• socsa@piefed.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Torx often ends up being the worst of both worlds imo. It grabs too hard and you can easily overdrive it and strip the hole in some material. And you can also still easily strip the head if you don’t get the bit seated all the way. I think the Robinson combo head is the best all around, since you have a Robinson bit for high torque applications and a Phillips bit for low torque and slightly off axis work. And then the “ecx” bit for “I’m going to friction weld this terminal screw shut” applications.

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• 5in1k@lemmy.zip ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Nah, Robertson. Torx is designed to destroy bits.

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• MoffKalast@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Better screws are hex. Torx belongs in the bin alongside slotted screws.

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  • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What makes torx crap? Unlike hex, you can still screw them in if your screwdriver is at an angle, which can be really convenient if you’re working at odd angles.

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    • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They make hex keys with ball ends to handle that

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      • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Yeah but with torx I don’t need an extra bit to handle that, it’s just a built in feature of the bit. It also doesn’t answer why torx apparently sucks? “Hex can also do that if you have a special bit” doesn’t make torx any worse.

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    • Bluewing@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Torx head screws are the second most popular fastener people pay me money to remove for them after they screw it up.

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  • Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Unbrako and hex are great for bolts and machinescrews, on small headed woodscrews I’m a firm believer of the torx masterrace.

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  • Doom@discuss.online ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Agreed

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