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It's a good design decision, and a terrible choice to have used that design where it was used. The design was intended to be used in industrial automation sett
by hug 4y ago
It's a good design decision, and a terrible choice to have used that design where it was used.
The design was intended to be used in industrial automation settings where you'd very much rather cam out and possibly destroy a single fastener rather than having it destroy your entire part, or jam your line, or possibly blow up your tool.
- derefr 4y ago> industrial automation settings In what context are you doing industrial automation, but have to worry about overtorquing a fastener? Wouldn't you almost always solve this problem by having a pilot-drilling + tapping step and then using machine screws? In what industry do machines drive self-tapping screws into things? (I suppose you could dramatically overtorque a machine screw and end up shearing the head off or something; and that this could have been more of a concern before there was any sort of torque limiting built into drivers. But torque-limiting drivers have been around as long as electric drills/screwdrivers have been.)
- daniel_reetz 4y agoJust because torque limiting drivers are available, does not mean they are used, or used appropriately, or used outside the OEM factory.