So hear me out
Would a triangle one strip? Triangles are the strongest shape. Why have square head, a triangle head wouldn't strip, right? Think about it. Is it feasible?
actually you're moronic. just google it, triangles are the strongest and there is lots of evidence to back up that claim. inb4: >wont even post said evidence
yea because you're too stupid to google and just want to shitpost anyway
>stripping torx
Other way around; square defies all logic and just fricking evaporates (admittedly they're still a step up from philips) even with perfect engagement while torx will take all kinds of abuse only stripping if you come at it at like 2000rpm on a 45 degree offset and ignore the metal on metal DZZZZDZDZZZZZDZDZDZZDZDZZZZDZDZZZZZ for a few seconds. >torx expensive while square isn't
What meme shit is this? I've literally never seen the drive type affect the price of otherwise identical screws. Is this some kind of Cucknadian tariff in action?
I go out of my way only to use flatheads around the house. Frick the next guy.
>not mix/matching driver types -and- sizes so you need 4+ different bits within 6 feet of material
Slotted sucks ass but you're not being nearly as insufferable as you think you are.
The Robertson driver is aggressively tapered to avoid doing this but what ends up happening is a corner digs into the wall of the square so now the driver won't reseat in the bottom of the head between hammer blows. Eventually it works its way up enough that the tapered driver can begin chewing up the head.
so, there is a reason they use a square drive on your ratchet and breaker bar (where you attach the socket) as well as the robertson screw. it's torque.
if you don't need the 6 positions of angular freedom that hex nuts and bolts give you (like a screw) square maximizes torque.
> triangle drive?
the screw tip doesn't have enough meat, and would break tips off in an industrial/heavy use. i think there is some lightweight electronic products that use them (think companies named after fruit) but thats to annoy ppl.
>not carefully filling all the screw heads with soder and sanding them down so they're flat and thus impossible to remove afterwards
Can't even troll correctly.
went to home depot specifically looking for square head screws, spent a good half an hour scanning the fastener aisles very carefully and they literally don't carry a single one.
> not torx
kys
>square head
So you are an idiot?
The quickest way to get called a gay at work is to ask for a “Robertson screw”.
*drives the screw an inch deep into the wood*
>yep, looks tight enough
So hear me out
Would a triangle one strip? Triangles are the strongest shape. Why have square head, a triangle head wouldn't strip, right? Think about it. Is it feasible?
wait - better yet, what about a rectangle? something like pic related
>driver slips out after 1/2 a turn and stabs you right in the fleshy part of the back of your hand
heh, nothin personnel, kid
actually, circles are an even stronger shape.
Ahh, the good ole saskatchewan round unit
>security hex
we already had infinity triangles. should be infinitely strong according to "torx logic"
>philips head after fast forwarding
Imagine a screwdriver that fits in these then it swells up to grip and then it shrinks again afterwards
Stopyou'returningmeon
ouu I'm blushing
>Collet screws
The only problem is if it sheared then the bit would get stuck in the screw.
they can transmit much torque
actually you're moronic. just google it, triangles are the strongest and there is lots of evidence to back up that claim. inb4:
>wont even post said evidence
yea because you're too stupid to google and just want to shitpost anyway
>Triangles are the strongest shape
Torx is 2 triangles so it's twice as strong. Pic mostly unrelated
>stripping torx
Other way around; square defies all logic and just fricking evaporates (admittedly they're still a step up from philips) even with perfect engagement while torx will take all kinds of abuse only stripping if you come at it at like 2000rpm on a 45 degree offset and ignore the metal on metal DZZZZDZDZZZZZDZDZDZZDZDZZZZDZDZZZZZ for a few seconds.
>torx expensive while square isn't
What meme shit is this? I've literally never seen the drive type affect the price of otherwise identical screws. Is this some kind of Cucknadian tariff in action?
>not mix/matching driver types -and- sizes so you need 4+ different bits within 6 feet of material
Slotted sucks ass but you're not being nearly as insufferable as you think you are.
The Robertson driver is aggressively tapered to avoid doing this but what ends up happening is a corner digs into the wall of the square so now the driver won't reseat in the bottom of the head between hammer blows. Eventually it works its way up enough that the tapered driver can begin chewing up the head.
True, the only guy I've seen use torx was an insufferable homosexual
Wouldn't a triangle be theoretically higher torque, while still not stripping?
I've removed completely rusted torx screws from an old deck, never not stripped an old square screw
If your torx screws strip, you're using the wrong fricking size
>kikw scrwes
>torx
torx gets absolute buttfricked by rust. for that reason, im out.
Buy better torx for outdoor use. If you need something that can be easily taken apart, then you should consider a different fastening system.
>he doesnt use ceramic coated screws for outdoor use
lmao, lul even.
>philips but even shittier
Leaf detected
I've been there and they're moronic about it
so, there is a reason they use a square drive on your ratchet and breaker bar (where you attach the socket) as well as the robertson screw. it's torque.
if you don't need the 6 positions of angular freedom that hex nuts and bolts give you (like a screw) square maximizes torque.
> triangle drive?
the screw tip doesn't have enough meat, and would break tips off in an industrial/heavy use. i think there is some lightweight electronic products that use them (think companies named after fruit) but thats to annoy ppl.
Found the Phillips gay. How’s getting 0.9 uses out of your screws before they strip and become a fricking hassle? Robbie’s will always be superior.
Now let’s talk about the chad hex head.
Hex heads are a godsend. Frick countersunk homies.
excuse you, in leafland we use Robertson.
the slight taper provides superior grip over the generic square head imitation.
True, but it's still loads less grip than other options.
nah i mean the screw grips on snug to the bit even without a magnet
I go out of my way only to use flatheads around the house. Frick the next guy.
>aw sweet everything's flathead drive!
>not using security screws for everything
Flatheads are the nicest looking screws and you cannot change my mind
Not. Simple as.
oh no, now I can use a quarter to unscrew everything.
If the next guy is a gunsmith, that's no issue.
>not carefully filling all the screw heads with soder and sanding them down so they're flat and thus impossible to remove afterwards
Can't even troll correctly.
I like the plus screws the best, the minus ones are hard to do.
How do regular old hexagonal sockets compare? We use Allen wrenches all the time at work and screw strip constantly
cool if >= 5/16
Slack jawed homosexuals if smaller
went to home depot specifically looking for square head screws, spent a good half an hour scanning the fastener aisles very carefully and they literally don't carry a single one.
Home depot sucks ass for loose fasteners, ACE or my local store is my go-to
because literally nobody uses them.
What?
That's pretty much all there is in my house
congratulations on your moronation anon, im sure your mothers are very proud of you!
I may be moronic but at least I'm not a liar 🙂
Gay Black folk use Phillips
It's Phil lips, you man-sucking homos
>2023
>using anything other than a wing hex slot torx phillips combination screw
TAKE. MY. MONEY!
Fricking Germans I swear
Robertson is better.
Pentagonal chads rise up
why not
Minot
Germans are engineering gods
tfw the steering column and ignition lock uses snap off bolts
I use tri-wing for everything now, I tossed out all my other screwdrivers. If it's not tri-wing, I just drill it out and retap it.
i don't think you're telling the truth.
Fricking airbus used those. they are crap, constantly camming out and stripping.
I can feel them stripping just by looking at them
🙁
anyone shitting on torx is a literal mouth breathing moron that doesnt make his living screwing.
t. professional licensed and bonded screwer
Your mum didn't mind my round head
I use Pozidriv because I'm euro and everything here is PZ
>square heads
based
anything else is pure caveman stone age tier
Good square bit screws are amazing, bad ones are the fricking worst screws made
I'd rather fight a shit Philips thana shit square
Robertsons strip out pretty easily, Torx shits all over them