▲ 905 ▼ 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
[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 child) They make hex keys with ball ends to handle that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Why would it be a separate bit? Most people I know just have a set of these permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago My guess is this is a situation where someone can never find the right size screwdriver permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Why would it be a separate bit? Most people I know just have a set of these permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago My guess is this is a situation where someone can never find the right size screwdriver permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Why would it be a separate bit? Most people I know just have a set of these permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago My guess is this is a situation where someone can never find the right size screwdriver permalink fedilink source parent
