The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWhoopslemmy.worldimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up11.23Karrow-down111cross-posted to: the_pack@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.22Karrow-down1imageWhoopslemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square103fedilinkcross-posted to: the_pack@lemmy.world
minus-squareSludgeyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoThat’s the whole difference between torx vs Phillips. Theoretically, you should never break a screw shaft with Phillips because they are designed to cam out before enough torque is applied to break the shaft of the screw. It’s supposed to be a feature
minus-squareSam_Bass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoStill gonna use torx because once a philips cams out the screw as well ss the tool tip is useless
minus-squarePastyWaterSnake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI believe this is actually a myth, post-hoc reasoning to explain away a shitty design
That’s the whole difference between torx vs Phillips.
Theoretically, you should never break a screw shaft with Phillips because they are designed to cam out before enough torque is applied to break the shaft of the screw.
It’s supposed to be a feature
Still gonna use torx because once a philips cams out the screw as well ss the tool tip is useless
I believe this is actually a myth, post-hoc reasoning to explain away a shitty design