• SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Phillips/square? You mean pre-half-stripped and here I come with a too small screwdriver to finish the job.

    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      Philips/Square/Slotted (all three combined) is really common in North American electrical. Switches, outlets, breakers; all commonly use them for terminal screws.

      Great for lower torque applications; you certainly wouldn’t use them for like a deck/structural screw.

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          1 day ago

          Robertson on it’s own, yes. As long as you use the proper size driver before you round out the square.

          When you start carving out space for additional drivers though, the screw head becomes much weaker. The combo Robertson/Slotted/Philips screw heads will not standup to the same forces.

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            1 day ago

            Makes sense, I haven’t seen Robby+inferior. What the world needs is a Roberson deep, and a torx shallow, on the same head. Everybody can use one of the best 2 drives without fighting about which is better

            • deltapi@lemmy.world
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              9 hours ago

              Friend, that is a REALLY good idea. Do something with it before someone else does.

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                9 hours ago

                Take it, I don’t have the tool making capacity or honestly emotional effort available to go farther than a good idea. But thank you, made me feel nice for a change.

    • hypnicjerk@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      i don’t always strip my screws to death but when i do, what the hell do you mean they got the job started for me?