• snooggums@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    As an American, we made a mistake in not adopting those. Torx or whatever isn’t even as good.

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      2 months ago

      Torx is better than whatever this Canadian abomination is. You’d only put pressure on the corners in a realistic setting. These would get rounded so fast unless they are massive, like on some differentials or gearbox oil drains.

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        2 months ago

        This guy mechanics

        Indeed torx is so good because it attempts to maximize the surface where pressure is applied to. This is good on smaller sized bolts that are more prone to being rounded, but especially amazing when removing bolts that may have been exposed and potentially corroded