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AJB Temple wrote:..... I can't understand how accident stuff just happens to me......
PAC1 wrote:..........I drilled my pinky on Friday.......
Mike G wrote:PAC1 wrote:..........I drilled my pinky on Friday.......
Why did you do that? You must have known it was going to hurt.
clogs wrote:as for posi drive screws, pls move on to the Torx style.....1000% better.....and the bits last longer....
I'm now quite old......after a couple of close call with machinery....
I now stop if I'm getting over tired, put the tools away, recharge the battery gear and sweep up....
Still tired, I just gave up forcing it now and get a siesta....
live to fight another day....
AJB Temple wrote:Yes, Torx have pros and cons. I do use them but they were unsuitable for this application. Torx only work if you can get the bit in a dead straight line with the screw. ....
chataigner wrote:Another vote for Torx screws - so much easier to use - even quite tolerant of a misaligned screwdriver.
Woodbloke wrote:chataigner wrote:Another vote for Torx screws - so much easier to use - even quite tolerant of a misaligned screwdriver.
Same here; I've got a load of Pozi No.2's that I'm steadily ploughing through, but once they're gone I won't replace them - Rob
AJB Temple wrote:OK then! I'll have another try with Torx
I've tended to buy trade packs of Reisser, but Torx that I can get round here or readily on-line at a sensible price are few and far between. Amazon mostly lists Pozi when I put Torx in the search. I buy in boxes of at least a couple of hundred and don't want to spend more than I would on Reisser or Forgefix.
Mind you, I've nearly finished my building and the next job will be oak book shelves and a utility room fit out, so that won't need much action from the very dangerous impact driver.
AJB Temple wrote:I'm surprised chaps I must admit. My experience of Torx has quite often been that either the bit strips (they are usually supplied in the box with the screws) or gets stuck fast in the screw, whenever I need to use a lot of torque.
I have both the Milwaukee impact driver and the oil variant, along with the 18V drill. When I need to use the higher drive settings is when I get problems with Torx.
There seems to be a Torx variant out there as well. Had to replace the battery on our ageing Audi Q7 recently. Helpfully, Audi have placed this underneath the passenger seat, so you have to pretty much disassemble the car to get to it. The seat rails, and rail carriers, use hefty bolts that look like Torx but have more splines. Hence I had to go out and buy a set of tools just to do this job.
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