What the actual fuck is a ‘S type’ screw? What purpose does that have that another normal screw type cannot provide? What madness is this?!
You can screw but can’t unscrew because it lifts the driver.
Easy to screw closed but not open. Gotta think about it in 3 dimensions. They are used in US bathroom stalls.
Why though? Do they think a pervert will go and unscrew doors? I’d argue the occupant would notice before it’s all unscrewed. Also, kicking it down might just be faster.
Cool concept though, but a person who loves repairing their stuff, I must say f it.
It’s less pervert prevention and more vandalism resistance.
I firmly believe that without these screws, there would actually be less vandalism. Because of theft.
I’ve seen them used in power supplies that are not supposed to be user-servicable.
To elaborate: it’s in 3d, the s curve is a ramp. The regular screwdriver slots in when turned clockwise, but has no purchase the other way round. It slips out because the ramp lifts the screwdriver out of the screw.
Wow, person making this chart actually has no clue. First two are absolute worst nightmare. Torx, Pozidrive, JIS, Alan all great with minimum damage.
It’s the “grandpa has been using slotted all his life so it can’t be bad” reasoning. I can’t think of a single use case I’d want slotted or even philips, if I’ve got a choice. Torx or bust!
If you’re having trouble with Torx, buy better screws and bits. There are so many terrible screws around. The difference between a deep well fitting head and the cheap trash is massive.
Most of us are dealing with screws that someone else installed, though. Can’t really control the fact that the manufacturer decided to save .5 cents per units by using cheapass screws that strip if you look at them.
If you’re having trouble with Torx, buy better screws and bits.
Last year I needed to do some hardwood construction outdoors. On the advise of a carpenter I ordered some high quality stainless steel Torx screws online. They don’t sell these in the consumer-oriented DIY store. They were awesome, much harder than the cheap screws, that would easily bend when driven into hardwood, much sharper as well and if you buy a box of 100 or more it comes with a bit which fits perfectly. So much easier to use than the overpriced crap from the DIY store.
Where are people buying shitty tor screws from? Walmart? Aldi?
I’ve only bought them from supply houses or home depot/lowes, and deckmates are a pretty damn good brand.
Karwei or Praxis. Especially their store brand is crap. Rotadrill screws are okay, but not as good as Spax, which they don’t sell.
Are those names of alien races in Star Wars?
Cantina music intensifies
Yea, I had quite the wtf moment one time when I stripped a Torx screw.
slotted screws are all fun and games, but if they’re ruined…you will never get them out. I coursed these screws. Eventually they got the dremel treatement.
Can’t say I’ve ever had fun with slotted screw.
Phillips and pozi are actually designed to cam out (look it up on wikipedia). Started using torx a few years ago and I will never go back to pz again, even if it’s on the clock and someone else is paying for materials.
Flat head still has it’s place IMO, for example on machinery that gets used out in the field where you might need to improvise a driver out of a knife or coin or something.
Ph and pz are the work of the devil though.
Is just me or pozi skips even more than standard Philips?
Yeah, they’re even worse.
For real, an when de screw is cheap. The screwdriver just eats all the metal. More than one time I got left with a stuck screw because the craving was completely destroyed.
This man clearly works in the field. Torx is the head to rule them all, except below T15 then it’s a pain, and you break more bits than you put in screws.
True. Best to save T15 and below for cleaning the flesh out from under your fingernails after you’ve finished removing all the pz screws the last guy put in.
Slotted is absolute shit. Philips is acceptable if you must live in the 1900s.
Torx all the way. Every other type should be illegal and punishable by death of perpetrator’s extended family.
Pozidrive and torx ftw. The rest can bugger off tbh.
Also, temper proof torx makes me lol. Brb, grabbing pliers to break of the temper proof bit hahaTemper proof torx makes me lol, because almost every bit set I own includes them.
If you break it off you will most likely leave some behind, which will significantly reduce the mating area because you cannot insert the bit fully and may lead to stripping the screw.
the only slightly justifiable use of slotted is something like the face plate on a light switch or power outlet, where it doesn’t have to be particularly tight and it’s nice you can remove it in a pinch with a fingernail or dime.
… but really if someone came and replaced all of mine with torx I can’t say id complain, so its not like they’re good in that use case… just less awful
This is the way
Posidrive is an alright compromise. It’s drives fairly well with the correct bit, but will also work with a Phillips screwdriver.
but will also work with a Phillips screwdriver
Only if you hate the screw and never want to see it in its full glory again.
Robertson, or square is the best. Screw will literally stay in the screw without dropping.
Where torx superiority
Phillips are for boring fuckin normies who can’t chooch
Speaking of chooch, anyone know what’s up with AvE?
Aside from going out of his mind during covid?
Not unlike WranglerStar.
I kinda fell out when he started getting Grumpy, but god damn the man could turn a phrase. I miss the shitty tool teardowns
Yeah, that was his peak. The tool teardowns were interesting.
The Torque Test channel is kinda close in a similar vein, but not quite the same.
I’ll have to check them out. If you like teardowns and deep dives on random consumer product engineering, I’d recommend Technology Connections. Dude puts out quality
Torque Test are very matter of fact and to the point, a very science and testing based channel.
Well worth watching if you plan on spending money on power tools.
Phew… and what a dive that was. What a waste of a channel. I don’t mind the AvE stuff nearly as much as the insufferable persecution complex of WS though.
Had to unsub and strike him from my feed when he started cheering for the “freedom convoy” donkeys a while back. Revealed himself to be a hopelessly stupid and ignorant bumblefuck in my book. Fuck him.
Still a nutter, as far as I know.
Yeah, that was a sad spiral to watch.
He hasn’t put out a new video in over a month
I lost interest in what he had to say after he came out in support of the convoy protests.
He always was on about ‘having a laugh in the shop’ and then broke the Cardinal rule, never talk religion or politics at work.
Yup. Not what I come to YouTube for at all.
In one of his last video he was asking for monies for some new project. I’d gather he’s working on that.
I like some of the stuff he does, but his rants during covid made me take a step back. If he stays away from the political garbage, I can still tolerate him, but not enough to give him any money.
Pretty sure I could get all of these screwed in with a combo of Philips and flathead
Y type is intentionally made to say “fuck you” to that sentence.
And deserves to burn in hell for it
Torx master race has entered the chat.
Literally the only people who I hear say negative things about Torx / star bits are people who don’t own a good Torx driver set. They don’t strip easily (using the correct size) and they don’t slip.
my dislike of them is soly because the multi tools I carry do not usualy have bits for them.
ASSY (from WÜRTH) is my go to for wood screws, and Torx for mechanical, the rest can go to hell.
I came here to show love for Robertson, but it looks like I didn’t need to. You guys are the best. 😁
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered one, but I can see their value. Where are they used?
Clutch screw aka the green lantern corp screw
You’ll call a Phillips a Phillips but not a Robertson a Robertson or an Allen an Allen, smh
Those aren’t Robertson, they’re Square, it’s different, Robertson has a taper, square doesn’t.
In Canada, all square screws are called Robinson. If you go into a hardware store and ask for square head screws, the worker will correct you and say “the Robinsons are this way”.
It’s just regional.
My boy, you do NOT do Robinson dirty like that.
Square wishing he was as famous as Phillips, sad.
“Robinson”!?!
I’m sorry but you’re going to have to hand in your passport.
Oh no! I am forever shamed 😭
Let me introduce a fresh hell: we call them Apex screws.
German engineering?
Wonder what gave away…
No take it back
One day some event is going to happen that ends civilization. The last sentence spoken before the event will be “oh shot does anyone have a hex set?”.
