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fossphi ,

Where torx superiority

boonhet ,

I suppose that’s what they mean by “six-lobe”.

And I would personally much prefer for everything to be torx rather than Phillips head. Phillips head is designed to let the screw get damaged instead of the screwdriver, whereas torx is designed to reduce the chance of cam-out (and therefore damage to the screw). I’d much rather replace a screwdriver than invent a new way to get out a screw that’s been rounded out by repeated cam-outs. Again.

emhl ,

We’re screwed

Mr_Blott ,

Fuuuuckin hell, I haven’t seen a slotted screw since the 1980s. Philips screws are exclusively for electrical.

Is this yet another way the US has dropped 30 years behind modern countries?

gamermanh ,
@gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

They make bad screw heads but the drivers themselves are useful for so many random odd-jobs that you can basically be guaranteed to find a flathead that’ll fit your screw within a few seconds of searching near basically any tools

Because of that many cheaper companies use flats for their screws, though I almost never see it in anything bigger than the little ass plugs we use in doorknobs and electrical socket covers. Once you go bigger than those it’s usually a Phillips/flat combo, or torx if you’re spending some extra cash

Mr_Blott ,

Oh god yeah I still use flat screwdrivers on a daily basis, basically as levers

“Little ass plugs” are called “grub screws” btw 😂

In 30 years you’ll catch up and they’ll all be 2.5mm Allen screws. I do remember them being slotted, it was a massive pain to find a screwdriver that fitted!

Foofighter ,

Probably the best shitpost I’ve seen in a while.

Etterra ,

A lot of those wacky screws exist solely to keep people from randomly messing with them. You have to really go out of your way the get the right tool for the job, and that’s if there even is one.

Like the one-way screws holding together bathroom stalls.

HocEnimVeni , (edited )
@HocEnimVeni@lemmy.world avatar

Those screws can fuck right off. Almost every bathroom stall installed today uses a security torx tip.

Edit: Forgot to clarify, the one way slotted screws can fuck right off.

MIDItheKID ,

Yup, I’ve noticed that spanner screws (the two dots) are usually found on elevator control panels. There is no reason that somebody should be able to open those up with a Swiss army knife.

bl_r ,

It’s funny because I’ve opened those screws on something else using a bit of effort and the scissors on my swiss army knife.

joel_feila ,
@joel_feila@lemmy.world avatar

where are they called slotted, I have only ever heard them called flat.

SaltyIceteaMaker ,
@SaltyIceteaMaker@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

That’s another american/british English thing

recapitated ,

They y-type screw is obnoxious.

I’ve only encountered those on Nintendo products, they are the worst.

altima_neo ,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

I’m American and even i can agree Robertson are the goat.

Phillips and flat suck. Not enough surface area on Phillips, resulting in stripped screws. And getting centered on flat sucks.

Robertson drive, just pop your driver in and it’s self centering, lots of surface contact to drive, and lots of meat on the head to prevent stripping. Anything more than 4 edges is unnecessary.

whoisearth ,
@whoisearth@lemmy.ca avatar

You are now an honary Canadian.

LordCrom ,

Clutch screw aka the green lantern corp screw

AtHeartEngineer ,
@AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world avatar

Ahh, Lemmy shit post, makes sense now

OsaErisXero ,

They 100% got me until I saw your post, I was just about ready to start proselytizing for our lord and saivor the Torx bit.

NegativeLookBehind ,
@NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world avatar

Flatheads are awful and you know it.

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

Flatheads are good for a few specific applications that require the head to have flat contact with the surface but not be tall enough to be something else like a hex or torx, but needing a lot of torque. They suck for everything else.

I_Miss_Daniel ,

Also handy on horrible cheap raised hex bolts when they get stripped. Dremel a slot and you’re done.

xia ,

Specific applications like… prying, poking, scraping, and chiseling.

evergreen , (edited )

There are low profile hex heads that exist for that same purpose though. Pretty much no need nowadays for slotted heads, except at very small scale.

Aatube ,

what's wrong with philips + slot

ivanafterall ,
@ivanafterall@kbin.social avatar

How is the one that conveniently includes both types of slot not the standard for all screws? I'm sure there's an actual reason for it, but I'd prefer to remain incensed.

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

It probably costs like 2% more than one or the other to manufacture and a lot of choices involve penny pinching.

hemko ,

Yeah hex or torx it is. Everything else can burn in hell

bstix ,

Torx and PZ ftw.

Also, I’d like to apologise to the future owner of my house for making several constructions using both in no particular order.

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