neidu3 to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoI treated myself to a brand spankin new box of wood screws..NSFWfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1330arrow-down1imageI treated myself to a brand spankin new box of wood screws..NSFWfiles.catbox.moeneidu3 to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square65fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoExactly, phillips heads and others still being on patent, but not torx. Therefore torx being the budget option.
minus-squareneidu3OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoExactly the opposite. Philips screws are no longer patented.
minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoAlso, no wood screws in Europe are Philips anyway, they’re either torx or pozidrive
minus-squareLorIps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month agoPozidrive and Philips are equally shit, and don’t forget that there are slotted screws as well. (Torx FTW)
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSlotted screws should die forever. Manufacturer saves half a cent per screw vs Philips head, which sucks less. I get economies of scale but this shit is ridiculous.
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIn that case, I’m completely wrong :)
Exactly, phillips heads and others still being on patent, but not torx. Therefore torx being the budget option.
Exactly the opposite. Philips screws are no longer patented.
Also, no wood screws in Europe are Philips anyway, they’re either torx or pozidrive
Pozidrive and Philips are equally shit, and don’t forget that there are slotted screws as well. (Torx FTW)
Slotted screws should die forever. Manufacturer saves half a cent per screw vs Philips head, which sucks less. I get economies of scale but this shit is ridiculous.
In that case, I’m completely wrong :)