One of the IT guys at my work is really good at stripping torx, but that’s because he uses a driver a couple sizes too small.
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drkt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
total torx supremacy
duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s just… Wow.
KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 2 years ago
the sizes are definetley hard to figure out, but the “if it wiggles, it’s too small” rule applies to torx as well.
Worx@lemmynsfw.com 2 years ago
It’s nice that they have a special skill 💜
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 2 years ago
He needs to get himself an I fixit kit.
duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
After he did it the first time, I linked him a nice Wiha set. He stripped more a week later because he hadn’t gotten around to buying the screwdrivers. (iFixit is great too)
jkrtn@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
Why doesn’t he just use some kind of drill bit to ream out the hole? Seems easier and gets there quicker.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 years ago
torx
That’s a brand name! Just call it hexalobular internal
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
Torx is a trademark for a type of screw drive characterized by a 6-point star-shaped pattern, developed in 1967 by Camcar Textron. A popular generic name for the drive is star, as in star screwdriver or star bits. The official generic name, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization as ISO 10664, is hexalobular internal. This is sometimes abbreviated in databases and catalogs as 6lobe (starting with the numeral 6, not the capital letter G). Torx Plus, Torx Paralobe and Torx ttap are improved head profiles.
6alobular brah 🤙
ikidd@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Torx bolts in the T40+ size that are exposed to moisture are impossible to remove. I’ve just moved to welding a nut on before I even go through the trial of breaking off half a dozen bits and then doing the same.
casmael@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Torx gang reporting in 👌👍
Maalus@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Snap the bolt before you ever strip the screw. I hate regular alan keys, torx should be the default everywhere. I did lose too many torx bits when impacting though
drkt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
I’m actually conflicted; I have a lot more trouble with torx at work than I do alan, but phillips are universally a problem. The torx keys don’t stick in the hole and can’t be tilted at odd angles where as alan keys with a ball head can, and do stick in the hole to some degree which lets me free-spin it. I’ve ruined a lot more torx from over-torgue than I have alan keys. I would take torx over alan keys if it meant I never had to see a phillips again, though
Maalus@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I have no idea how you managed to overtorque a torx honestly. Especially since you say alan key doesn’t do that. Alan keys are okay-ish when used on M5 and more. But stripping smaller screws than that is so common it’s almost useless. Also good alan keys have a small ball bearing on them on the ball side which lets you hold the screw on it or “free spin” as you call it.
XEAL@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Fuck that Alan guy