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In my experience Robertson is much better for anything that is a large head size and will be treated roughly, like a self tapping wood screw being driven by a p
by walrus01 4y ago
In my experience Robertson is much better for anything that is a large head size and will be treated roughly, like a self tapping wood screw being driven by a power driver.
Torx is more suited for precision electronics stuff. Or assembling machinery.
- stephen_g 4y agoYeah, we do exactly that, using the square ones (I expect they are Robinson) for the self tapping screws on the wooden crates we ship our satellite terminals and high speed radios in that we make. Everything inside the crate is Torx screws and Hex drive bolts. Switching from Phillips screws has solved a lot of problems we used to have in maintaining the products, especially in marine applications.
- ertian 4y agoI believe American square bolts are different than Robinson. The sizes aren't exactly the same, and they don't taper in the same way.
- hbosch 4y agoA stroll down the screw aisle at my local hardware store says otherwise. Most heavy duty, high quality construction screws in USA stores like Lowes or Home Depot offer deck, wood and carpentry screws in Torx format. The GRK brand in particular makes the most bulletproof screws I’ve ever found, and I’ve used them for framing, cabinetry, decking and almost anything imaginable. By contrast I almost never see machine or metal fastening screws in Torx format, almost always these are Philips or Hex.
- walrus01 4y agoYou may be in the US, not Canada? The stick built wood house construction industry and others in Canada have used robertson wood screws with much greater popularity for 40+ years vs. the USA.