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

• thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They make hex keys with ball ends to handle that

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    • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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      • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Why would it be a separate bit? Most people I know just have a set of these Image

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      • prettybunnys@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My guess is this is a situation where someone can never find the right size screwdriver

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  • Bluewing@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Agreed

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