▲ 903 ▼ Philips shouldn't exist anymore. Torx plus is the champ (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 day ago* by HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/memes@sopuli.xyz 144 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 day ago (2 children) Philips screws are intentionally made to strip though. Even the best material can't fully offset bad design. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 20 points 1 day ago Philips heads are designed to intentionally cam over and limit torque, if you’re using the correct screwdriver that is quite a lot of torque. They certainly have a usecase, but that isn’t anywhere near me. I only use torx. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago I read that was just an afterthought to explain away why they strip out so easily, instead of actually redesigning them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 20 points 1 day ago Philips heads are designed to intentionally cam over and limit torque, if you’re using the correct screwdriver that is quite a lot of torque. They certainly have a usecase, but that isn’t anywhere near me. I only use torx. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago I read that was just an afterthought to explain away why they strip out so easily, instead of actually redesigning them permalink fedilink source parent
