Comment on I finished my 3D Printable screw design! Excellent print ability, reliable for simple use, though the head is prone to strip... can't win them all.
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Torx or Robertson would probably be a better choice for head.
I mean, theorerically, but a phillips screw is much less complicated and easier to print bc less overhang
Robertson is a square. Rotate it 45 degrees and it has no overhangs at all.
And given the lack of strength in these screws, cam-out is likely a positive (which is what the Phillips what’s designed to do).
Never in my dang life have I seen a Philips actually cam out. Either the screw strips or the driver strips.
Usually both.
I’ve never seen a Phillips screw get stripped without first camming out a few times.
a_person@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I mean, theorerically, but a phillips screw is much less complicated and easier to print bc less overhang
JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
Robertson is a square. Rotate it 45 degrees and it has no overhangs at all.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
And given the lack of strength in these screws, cam-out is likely a positive (which is what the Phillips what’s designed to do).
twice_hatch@midwest.social 1 week ago
Never in my dang life have I seen a Philips actually cam out. Either the screw strips or the driver strips.
Usually both.
Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I’ve never seen a Phillips screw get stripped without first camming out a few times.