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Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The poor man’s Robertson

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  • RagingRobot@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Go back to Canada!

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  • altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Who needs more than 4 sides anyway?

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• LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  honestly torx is still garbage. the tiny ones on the bottom of tech products that get cemented in still strip like nobody’s business.

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  • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Tech products often use stainless steel bolts, which are a lot softer than a normal steel

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    • LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      alrighty so torx screws are just shit in most cases you encounter them

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      • TheRealKuni@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’d say by sheer count the majority of Torx screws I’ve encountered have been for deck boards, not tiny tech screws. And they were excellent.

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  • KpntAutismus@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    phillips doesn’t scale any better. i’m actually glad whenever i see torx on small devices instead.

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  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Never have for me. I dont turn til fully seated

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    • LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I ain’t screwing with half my ass off my seat

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      • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Your choice, kudasai ;)

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  • TacoNissan@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Idk man, I’ve been working IT for 10 years and have never stripped a torx. Didn’t know it was possible

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• Sludgeyy@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s the whole difference between torx vs Phillips.

  Theoretically, you should never break a screw shaft with Phillips because they are designed to cam out before enough torque is applied to break the shaft of the screw.

  It’s supposed to be a feature

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  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Still gonna use torx because once a philips cams out the screw as well ss the tool tip is useless

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  • PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I believe this is actually a myth, post-hoc reasoning to explain away a shitty design

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