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A major problem with pretty much all types of screws is identification. Slotted and Phillips screws almost never seem to have the right depth or width for the
by beloch 4y ago
A major problem with pretty much all types of screws is identification. Slotted and Phillips screws almost never seem to have the right depth or width for the drivers you have on hand. Torx and hex screws have a metric (and imperial) bleep-ton of different driver sizes. Plus, there's security hex screws and weird abominations like Apple's pentalobe garbage to confuse matters even more. Robertson screws come in just 6 color coded driver sizes, only a couple of which are common. However, the U.S. has shitty non-tapered square-drive screws and drivers that mess even the noble Robertson up.
At this point, I'm happy to let Robertson and torx screws co-exist. Just phase out, obsolete, or otherwise fire into the sun all the truly shitty screws out there to help reduce the number of drivers you need to have banging about in a respectable driver drawer. Seriously, there's just too damned many different things out there. Any company (e.g. Apple) that feels the need to make their own new screw just for the heck of it can go sit naked on a soft-boiled egg and spin.
- stephen_g 4y agoAt least the Torx driver sizes are the same for metric and imperial (unlike hex heads where you need a separate set if you need to do anything with imperial screws/bolts). I find three good drivers are enough for 95% of what you need for electronics, and then a cheap interchangeable head set gets you the rest of what you normally need.