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[–] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What makes torx crap? Unlike hex, you can still screw them in if your screwdriver is at an angle, which can be really convenient if you're working at odd angles.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    They make hex keys with ball ends to handle that

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Yeah but with torx I don't need an extra bit to handle that, it's just a built in feature of the bit. It also doesn't answer why torx apparently sucks? "Hex can also do that if you have a special bit" doesn't make torx any worse.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Why would it be a separate bit? Most people I know just have a set of these

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    Well that's great until you want more torque (with the long side of the handle) or you're working in a space where only the short side fits in where the screw is, or you want to attach said bit to a drill. It's pretty common for bit-sets to just have ordinary (straight) hex bits rather than the rounded ones.

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