• hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 days ago

    This guy mechanics

    Indeed torx is so good because it attempts to maximize the surface where pressure is applied to. This is good on smaller sized bolts that are more prone to being rounded, but especially amazing when removing bolts that may have been exposed and potentially corroded

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        8 days ago

        Yeah, hex is very nice but torx is improvement over it.

        I have not checked on it, but I’m like 97.25% sure wood screws jumped from Philips to torx however because of corrosion resistance. Hex is very easy to round already as is on smaller sizes, but even more so if the head is exposed to elements and corroded. Of course material matters a lot, but even stainless corrodes over time.

        Torx has to be very, very bad condition for it to round, it’s more likely for the screw to snap

        Sorry for drunk rambling but I really like bolts. And bearings for what it’s worth