SSUPII to Lemmy [email protected] • 1 year agoacceptable screwssopuli.xyzimagemessage-square318fedilinkarrow-up1690
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoIIRC that was a design feature of Phillips screws, not a flaw. Deliberately designed to limit torque to avoid over-tightening.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoInterestingly, it was an accidental feature. The original patent application makes no mention of it, but 9 years later they added language about it camming out to the second patent application. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_out
IIRC that was a design feature of Phillips screws, not a flaw. Deliberately designed to limit torque to avoid over-tightening.
Interestingly, it was an accidental feature. The original patent application makes no mention of it, but 9 years later they added language about it camming out to the second patent application. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_out
Bug >> feature