Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhat is something that desperately needs to be standardized?message-squaremessage-square173linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down13
arrow-up1124arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that desperately needs to be standardized?Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square173linkfedilink
minus-squareSkanky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 days agoThere are reasons why you can’t have Torx in some situations. For example, sanitary machine designs. Preference is a flanged hex head. If flush mount is required, then slotted is best (even though they do suck for every other reason)
minus-squarepapalonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoWhy would slotted be better than, say, Phillips for flat mount? Most of the flat heads on the equipment at work is either a Phillips or hex
minus-squareSkanky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoFor sanitary applications, slotted is better because you can clean out the slot easier than the cutout for a Phillips head.
Everything should be torx
There are reasons why you can’t have Torx in some situations. For example, sanitary machine designs. Preference is a flanged hex head. If flush mount is required, then slotted is best (even though they do suck for every other reason)
Why would slotted be better than, say, Phillips for flat mount? Most of the flat heads on the equipment at work is either a Phillips or hex
For sanitary applications, slotted is better because you can clean out the slot easier than the cutout for a Phillips head.
Torx Plus*