• azertyfun@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    Torx > Hex > Robertson > Pozidriv > Phillips > Slot.

    This is not (just) the ramblings of a mad nerd, but objective fact derived from contact area between screwdriver and screw.

    In practice hex does have one situational advantage over Torx, namely that they are almost always tightened with Allen keys which are more torque-y and can be used in tight spaces. For every other application Torx wins. Every other head type is strictly inferior and only exists for legacy or penny-saving reasons.

    • marcos@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      What they don’t say is that the smaller the features on the contact, the easier it is to strip them. This almost reverses the order on your post depending on the way you tighten the screw.