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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Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 months ago
+1 for torx
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Tech products often use stainless steel bolts, which are a lot softer than a normal steel
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 7 months ago
alrighty so torx screws are just shit in most cases you encounter them
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 7 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.
KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
phillips doesn’t scale any better. i’m actually glad whenever i see torx on small devices instead.
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Never have for me. I dont turn til fully seated
LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I ain’t screwing with half my ass off my seat
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Your choice, kudasai ;)
TacoNissan@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Idk man, I’ve been working IT for 10 years and have never stripped a torx. Didn’t know it was possible
Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 7 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
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Still gonna use torx because once a philips cams out the screw as well ss the tool tip is useless
PastyWaterSnake@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I believe this is actually a myth, post-hoc reasoning to explain away a shitty design
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
The poor man’s Robertson
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Go back to Canada!
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Who needs more than 4 sides anyway?