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From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
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Subject: Re: People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:59:24 -0700
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On Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:57:21 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I'm very sorry that you cannot think. Torx was actually developed
>because people were weight saving by using aluminum screw and 
>Torx are far less likely to strip than Phillips or even Allen.

Could I trouble you to find a reference that agrees with your amazing
claim?  When I was helping design marine radios, we were considering
using Torx screws.  However, the reason had nothing to do with weight.
We wanted them because they worked well with pneumatic screwdrivers
used in assembly.

Also, Torx screws are specifically designed to NOT cam-out as is
common with Philips head screws.  Torx fasteners don't require any
axial force to tighten (or loosen).  That means you don't need to push
on the fastener to use it.  A Torx driver is capable of breaking the
head off a Torx fastener or stripping the splines on small fasteners.
For marine radios, we used all stainless fasteners, some of which were
Torx.  We had to use torque limiters on the pneumatic drivers to
prevent breaking off the stainless head.  Since I haven't tried it, I
can only imagine what a pneumatic driver would do to an aluminum
(alloy) Torx fastener.





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