Its all fun and games until the Canadians show up.
this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2024
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As an American, we made a mistake in not adopting those. Torx or whatever isn't even as good.
Torx is better than whatever this Canadian abomination is. You'd only put pressure on the corners in a realistic setting. These would get rounded so fast unless they are massive, like on some differentials or gearbox oil drains.
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
Hex was for that before.
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
Curious how "really like bolts. And bearings!" is working out on your Tindr profile?
Luckily I've never had a tinder profile. And my wife liked my nuts so we're good
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Never had or seen a stripped Robertson, they are robust AF. Don't ask me the physics. (They go deep into the screw head because of the simple shape, maybe that has part of it. And they are tapered, it's not just a square, so they manage to grip the bit like a mofo. You don't cam out of a Robertson.)
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Germany has entered the chat.
We have to go deeper.
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Disappointed that the first comment isn't, "May the Torx be with you"
That may have been the actual post title I was looking for.
These aren’t the post titles you’re looking for… 👋
I changed it after the fact but I went with torque instead of Torx because it seemed to make more sense. IYKYK.
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Even in a galaxy far far away everything is still made in china
Edit: at least they didn't use Phillips screws
Can't get more spacey screws than those. They basically look like galaxies
That's because they were worried someone would have taken them off.
Turns out the laws of physics and geometry are the same everywhere.
Even in fictional universes that have wizards in space with swords made of light?
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Can we all agree that flathead should be outlawed and Phillips needs to get phased out with a quickness
Why are there so many fasteners 8min : https://youtu.be/5cA9bZRHpZE
Officially, "flathead" refers to countersunk screws. Slotted screws are terrible for my purposes, but they actually do have 1 advantage. If they get mud or something caked up in the slot it's relatively easy to use a knife or some other pointy thing to clean it out. Guns and other things used in dirty environments often use slotted fasteners for that reason.
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Hey, if it works it works.
Ironically enough other standards appeared because of the need of more torque.
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Um, actually, those are rigid kal'dron adjustment pins used to correct focus crystal orientation.
Somehow, Phillips head survived.
Preventing cam-out with a Phillips screw is like learning the ways of the Force. It takes patience and skill, something the Empire’s rigid Torx would never understand.
No wonder the Jedi failed.
Bet it’s an inch screw too
You'd think that they would have switched to Pozidriv.
Why? Torx is better in every way. If you are going to change, why half ass it to Phillips 2.0
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May the Philips be with you.
Why wouldn't they? It's an efficient design, and aside from the whole force thing they seem to be working with the same physics that we are. Why wouldn't they invent philips head screws?
This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine - it's designed purely for automation. That's why it's tapered, to allow power tools to slip out before they break. That's good for automation in the *1930s (EDIT: I've realised that in a few years it will be the 30s again and maybe I shouldn't leave this so ambiguous in light of that), not so good for hand tools or any modern tool with a torque limiter.
You're much better off with hex or torx, or even the square driver, which is much more tolerant of imperfect handheld tool usage.
The only reason phillips is still used is because it's ubiquitous, it's very much a historical oddity. It's okay for many tasks but unfortunately the slipping out behaviour can destroy the screws very quickly.
https://www.ifixit.com/News/9903/bit-history-the-phillips
I mean it's conceivable they'd come up with something similar, and it would be weird to expect a props department to find different screw heads just to be lore accurate.
Edit: Plus it's common today, which means from a prop design standpoint it communicates the idea that it's hand-built, because just about everyone has a phillips head screwdriver, so seeing it tells you it's something you can work on. I think that's the main reason it would be there. Jedi are supposed to make their own lightsabers.
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They strip like a mf.
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Oh man, this is 100% real. Disney is such garbage...
Meh, it's one of those things that's going to be around forever. I would be absolutely unsurprised if crosshead screws were still a thing in 4800 ce.
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