• @[email protected]
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    108 months ago

    honestly torx is still garbage. the tiny ones on the bottom of tech products that get cemented in still strip like nobody’s business.

    • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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      118 months ago

      Tech products often use stainless steel bolts, which are a lot softer than a normal steel

        • TheRealKuni
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          38 months ago

          I’d say by sheer count the majority of Torx screws I’ve encountered have been for deck boards, not tiny tech screws. And they were excellent.

    • KptnAutismus
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      78 months ago

      phillips doesn’t scale any better. i’m actually glad whenever i see torx on small devices instead.

    • Taco
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      18 months ago

      Idk man, I’ve been working IT for 10 years and have never stripped a torx. Didn’t know it was possible