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Torque Test Channel puts screw head/drive designs to the test
Posted on 9/4/26 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 9/4/26 at 2:03 pm
Nothing you might not expect, but it was interesting to me. I tend to find all their testing interesting, even I have zero interest in buying what is tested.
Posted on 9/4/26 at 3:12 pm to Obtuse1
TTC is almost always a good watch. This particular topic is an easy rabit hole to go down too, lots of variables besides drive design to get into. I've found that driver bit material, hardness, and coatings make a lot of difference as do coatings and hardness of the screws themselves. I keep a small case of nothing put drivers loaded with various 1" bits, use mostly Makita, DeWalt and Bosch but just got a pack of some interesting Milwaukee bits to try. Have a pack of the Bosch combo PH2SQ2 bits which I keep in my electrical tool kit now as well as some of the Milwaukee 2" ECX bits.
This post was edited on 9/4/26 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 9/4/26 at 3:15 pm to Obtuse1
I enjoyed that (I am a nerd)
Posted on 9/4/26 at 3:38 pm to Obtuse1
Why on earth are Phillips head fastners still around?
Posted on 9/4/26 at 3:40 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
excellent question
Star drive is so much better
Star drive is so much better
Posted on 9/6/26 at 1:18 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
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Why on earth are Phillips head fastners still around?
They work well within their intended envelope. Once you find the right driver, know not to mix it up with JIS fasteners, and don't keep fighting worn out driver bits, it's no more fickle than Torx or Robertson.
Posted on 9/6/26 at 3:21 pm to Obtuse1
Always liked the square bit myself.
Posted on 9/8/26 at 9:36 am to Obtuse1
i really like torque bits, but if they get dirt or debris they can be a pain to remove. I had an old Jeep CJ that AMC had decided to use a lot of torque headed bolts and i have to mechanically extract all of them.
Posted on 9/9/26 at 3:56 pm to Clames
I didn't watch the video, but phillips head fasteners pulled an Apple and turned a bug into a feature: stripping out was a torque limiting feature.
This post was edited on 9/9/26 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 9/9/26 at 10:10 pm to Obtuse1
Not surprised the hex head was the worst. I was given an old rifle and the scope rail was secured using hex screws and obviously some loctite. After destroying every bit I owned I finally had to completely drill them out to remove the rail.
Posted on 9/10/26 at 12:09 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
quote:
Why on earth are Phillips head fastners still around?
Are they still around? The only ones I have seen in 1.75” or larger fasteners in years are square drive with little notches that also work with Phillips.
For smaller stuff, Phillips (also hex) is chosen to limit the amount of torque the general public can apply.
This post was edited on 9/10/26 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 9/11/26 at 6:10 pm to Dallaswho
Light cover panels are inch long machine screws that are still flat heads
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