Comment on acceptable screws
NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Flatheads are awful and you know it.
Flatheads are good for a few specific applications that require the head to have flat contact with the surface but not be tall enough to be something else like a hex or torx, but needing a lot of torque. They suck for everything else.
Also handy on horrible cheap raised hex bolts when they get stripped. Dremel a slot and you’re done.
There are low profile hex heads that exist for that same purpose though. Pretty much no need nowadays for slotted heads.
Specific applications like… prying, poking, scraping, and chiseling.
snooggums@midwest.social 5 months ago
Flatheads are good for a few specific applications that require the head to have flat contact with the surface but not be tall enough to be something else like a hex or torx, but needing a lot of torque. They suck for everything else.
I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Also handy on horrible cheap raised hex bolts when they get stripped. Dremel a slot and you’re done.
evergreen@lemmy.world 5 months ago
There are low profile hex heads that exist for that same purpose though. Pretty much no need nowadays for slotted heads.
xia@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
Specific applications like… prying, poking, scraping, and chiseling.