The way I see it, anything with a square bit can be done by with a hand held screw driver, and anything with a torx bit should probably be torqued to a certain amount and/or be used with a screw gun. Square/Robertson bits are used super often in things like electrical panels and electronics. They are becoming pretty common for cabinetry also. I doubt you’ll see a torx screw in cabinets.
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arken@lemmy.world 6 days agoHonest question, why not torx across the board? What do square do well that’s not covered by torx?
AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 6 days ago
arken@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Thank you for replying. Robertson screws are not common in Scandinavia - at least I’ve never seen one IRL. I use torx for everything, never had an issue with hand screwing them, which is why I asked. But I’m not an expert or professional, just a home owner that tries to DIY as much as I can.
Not having to deal with stripped screws is the biggest plus for me, I hate having to remove a Philips or flathead screw that someone else put in some hard-to-reach location that can’t be turned without breaking. (Which happens surprisingly often, actually.)
AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Lol absolutely, stripped screws are the worst
Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 days ago
I think it’s slightly more expensive to machine?
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Amen, brother!
someguy3@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
Robertson is tapered, so the bit guides itself in really easily. You just have to hit the hole and it’ll guide itself in. Torx is fickle to line up and orientate.