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total torx supremacy
Torx gang reporting in ๐๐
Snap the bolt before you ever strip the screw. I hate regular alan keys, torx should be the default everywhere. I did lose too many torx bits when impacting though
I'm actually conflicted; I have a lot more trouble with torx at work than I do alan, but phillips are universally a problem. The torx keys don't stick in the hole and can't be tilted at odd angles where as alan keys with a ball head can, and do stick in the hole to some degree which lets me free-spin it if I have clearance. I've ruined a lot more torx from over-torgue than I have alan keys. I would take torx over alan keys if it meant I never had to see a phillips again, though
I have no idea how you managed to overtorque a torx honestly. Especially since you say alan key doesn't do that. Alan keys are okay-ish when used on M5 and more. But stripping smaller screws than that is so common it's almost useless. Also good alan keys have a small ball bearing on them on the ball side which lets you hold the screw on it or "free spin" as you call it.
The torx we got in the toolset I use are probably just kinda shitty, honestly
Try a Wera, that's what I run now. Expensive but worth it. Got both alan, alan imperial and torx.
Fuck that Alan guy
One of the IT guys at my work is really good at stripping torx, but that's because he uses a driver a couple sizes too small.
That's just... Wow.
the sizes are definetley hard to figure out, but the "if it wiggles, it's too small" rule applies to torx as well.
It's nice that they have a special skill ๐
He needs to get himself an I fixit kit.
After he did it the first time, I linked him a nice Wiha set. He stripped more a week later because he hadn't gotten around to buying the screwdrivers. (iFixit is great too)
Why doesn't he just use some kind of drill bit to ream out the hole? Seems easier and gets there quicker.
That's a brand name! Just call it hexalobular internal
6alobular brah ๐ค
Torx bolts in the T40+ size that are exposed to moisture are impossible to remove. I've just moved to welding a nut on before I even go through the trial of breaking off half a dozen bits and then doing the same.