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It's generally better to cam out without wrecking the head than to cam out only under sufficient force as to tear up the slots.
by eropple 5y ago
It's generally better to cam out without wrecking the head than to cam out only under sufficient force as to tear up the slots.
- aidenn0 5y agoPhilips usually damage the head when camming out because as they cam out the total contact surface slowly goes to zero, so at some point the pressure exceeds the strength of the metal.
- eropple 5y agoRight. In my experience, JIS screwdrivers lose contact faster if you're off-angle so they don't have the same opportunity to trash the head.
- ya_throw 5y agoExactly this - camming out as a protective feature is hugely over-blown and possibly totally false. In my experience, only the very cheapest of cheese-grade screws (a la Aliexpress) chew up without camming out.
- aidenn0 5y agocamming out wasn't to protect the screws, it was to protect the sheet metal...