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Out of interest what is better about Torx? With "normal" screws you can usually improvise something when you are without tools.
by collyw 9y ago
Out of interest what is better about Torx?
With "normal" screws you can usually improvise something when you are without tools.
- gambiting 9y agoYou can usually "improvise" with a torx using a flat head screwdriver - it it locks in place it will turn.
- blhack 9y agoThey don't strip, or at least it would take a tremendous amount of torque to strip them. My experience has been that the driver strips before the head does.
- jammi 9y agoUsually the screw snaps in two at over-torquing before either the head or tool strips.
- hvidgaard 9y agoI've had that happen a few times. It's super annoying, but that what you get when not paying for the quality screws.
- jammi 9y agoHappens with the better ones as well, it's just a matter of setting the torque limiter of your screwdriver/coordless drill to match the job. Sometimes takes a few mistakes, but it's safer to start with a low setting and adjust up until you have the right torque for the screw.
- lostlogin 9y agoThat stripping the driver before the screw is a feature. Heads come with every box of screws I buy, and getting out ruined screws is far harder than replacing the driver.