Comment on acceptable screws

halfapage@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Robertson (square) is also great, and it's as Canadian as bagged milk

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  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Torx were basically invented because Henry Ford wanted to have exclusive use of the patent and the Canadian didn’t want to do that.

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    • snooggums@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Henry Ford was a terrible person for so many reasons, but this one really pisses me off.

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• Contramuffin@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Really not a fan of Hex (it just cams out way too easily) but Torx is like screwdriver orgasm. Philips just feels like intentionally bad design

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  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Philips just feels like intentionally bad design

    Philips are designed the way they are so that they “cam out”. Meaning if too much force is applied to the screw, the driver will intentionally pop out to avoid damaging the tool or the fastener. Its a feature, not a flaw. A Robertson (square), torx, or hex will let you apply enough force until the screw or the driver fail catastrophically.

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    • altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Maximum ugga duggas!

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      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The Robertson, being a Canadian invention, appropriately allows the “full send” method of applying force.

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