HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-22 months agoPhilips shouldn't exist anymore. Torx plus is the champlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1760arrow-down114
arrow-up1746arrow-down1imagePhilips shouldn't exist anymore. Torx plus is the champlemmy.dbzer0.comHootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·2 months agoMaterial matters, if you use poorly made screws that’s when the head gets blunted.
minus-squareNatanox@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down4·2 months agoPhilips screws are intentionally made to strip though. Even the best material can’t fully offset bad design.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI read that was just an afterthought to explain away why they strip out so easily, instead of actually redesigning them
Material matters, if you use poorly made screws that’s when the head gets blunted.
Philips screws are intentionally made to strip though. Even the best material can’t fully offset bad design.
I read that was just an afterthought to explain away why they strip out so easily, instead of actually redesigning them