• _bcron@midwest.social
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    3 days ago

    Torx is cool and all but all the touted virtues such as less cam-out go out the window if you have to drive them in at wonky angles, like tight fitting spaces. If you gotta angle the driver it’s not gonna seat well at all, apt to jump and wear out your bit. And if your only T20 rolls away and falls under a deck, yuck, 10mm problems.

    Phillips has a place and that place is ‘a wonky place to hold a power drill’. That said I’m a huge fan of square head because it’s a happy medium between those two

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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      3 days ago

      Angled screws only work halfway well with Pozidriv or Torx, standard Phillips slip too.

      Btw, why is Torq-set or Tri-wing so uncommon? They seem the best mechanically.

      Edit: no way to change image size in markdown?

      Efitedit: why does this exist? Oval

    • felykiosa@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      I have used torx in weird angle with less issue than Phillips . My heart is fully sold to torx and Allen keys ❤️