The Nordics are far ahead in this. Torx everywhere.
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heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
Torx needs to become the standard for screws. They are just better in every way.
truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Ironic, IKEA is married to PZ2. Which to be fair is a fine standard (aside from the fact that unaware people tend to confuse it with PH2 then wonder why their screws are stripped), it’s just annoying that I have to switch my drill from T20 to PZ2 to build IKEA furniture.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
what the fuck where, all i see is philips and hex
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
A carbide set of torx bits make a great set of hex extractors. Hell, torx can sometimes be tapped into a drilled hole and turned. Half of the bolts I remove at the shop, I just use a torx bit.
When your bit is used to rescue bolts made with inferior bits, you know you’ve won.
heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
Holy shit, someone who does it as well! Torx bits are so useful for this, I have a fairly high success rate even on the tiny terrible electronics screws I usually work on.
nialv7@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Torx is better but it can still get stripped. Having a set of extraction bits prepared can’t be a bad thing.
twix@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
In wood yes. But please keep them off my bike. You suddenly really start to enjoy the ball end of your Allen keys when working in tight spots and torx has none of that (and some brand are starting to use more and more torx on their models)