Square and Robertson are different. No taper in square
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Agrivar@lemmy.world 4 months agoSquare drive (or Robertson) I consider a close second. They do tend to strip out faster, especially in “softer” fasteners like stainless steel.
John_McMurray@lemmy.world 4 months ago
thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 4 months ago
So square is a close second in terms of quality, while being vastly simpler and cheaper to manufacture. Seems to me like i’d prefer square.
Also i’d be terrified of getting dirt in a torx screw, good luck cleaning it to make it usable again. Though i haven’t actually had this problem personally so it’s just a hunch
Agrivar@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You clearly have no idea how fasteners are manufactured… and you worry needlessly about hypotheticals.
Betty_Boopie@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I have torx all over my mountain bike that gets caked in dirt, a little bit of water and a pick gets them usable in seconds. I could argue that hex is superior to square but they’re both worse than torx so who really cares.
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 months ago
Torx, hex, and square/Robertson all require broaching, generally with a rotary broach. The manufacturing process is basically identical, though the manufacturing of the machine tools varies slightly.