+165 Flat head screws are ugly, amirite?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I don't even know if this is unpopular I think most people don't have an opinion about this at all πŸ˜‚

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Things are heating up in the screwdriver heads fandom

by Anonymous 1 year ago

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by Anonymous 1 year ago

Speak for yourself, I've already made a list and given each screw head an attractiveness rating between 1 and 50

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Which one is the hottest one to fap to? Hook a brother up

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I mean my favorite is the flathead. Something about the simplicity and robustness of the design just gets me going... Solid 47/50, 45/50 if her groove is damaged

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Thanks for the tip I'll give it a good wank later

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Lefty loosey righty tighty ;)

by Anonymous 1 year ago

That torx just hits that ooo yeah daddy.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Wouldn't that make it unpopular tho?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Guess so

by Anonymous 1 year ago

If that's true then why does every single piece of consumer hardware come with them. There has to be a reason other than cost

by Anonymous 1 year ago

They're the cheapest, most available, and most consumers will have a flat head. There's also not really "sizes" to flatheads either. I'll go out on a limb and say like 10% of people have a set of torx bits.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Flat head screws went out of style 60 years ago. ...except for light switch / electrical outlet covers. But those aren't supposed to be torqued down. Very light pressure once it hits the plastic cover is all you need. Torx screws are better for everything, I agree. But they're just not needed for switch plates.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Torxes are relatively expensive, which makes their adaptation slow, otherwise they would be nearly omnipresent today. Also in a very small application, such as iPhones and watches, flat head or Philips screws can be less space demanding.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Flat head screws are specifically for things that require very little torque.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Why even that. They look terrible and even with no torque then can slip and gouge plastics

by Anonymous 1 year ago

How do they look terrible? A thin line on a flat or rounded smooth cap, usually in the examples you described also painted and finished to match the cover or door knob, vs a hole in the middle of a head.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You just need to be more skillful with the screwdriver mate, it's not that hard to hold it perpendicular during the process…

by Anonymous 1 year ago

*"it's even worse when they're stripped which is 90+% of them because it's to easy to do."* Sounds like you just don't know wtf you're doing.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I never really considered the attractiveness of my screw, but I guess now that I am considering it those stare screw things aren't that good looking (though I guess it won't matter, if it functions it functions.)

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You mean star? I like them, they look industrious. They are also superior in getting the job done (impossible to slip from them, can handle a very large torque, etc)

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yeah. I do like how they get the job done.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

These opinions are getting out of hand.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I am never ever putting a torx screw on anything visible, they are the most dust collector of all. Flat screw are sleek and, if installed correctly, won't collect dust No screw should be visible if possible. Else flat screw are the way to go

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Flush screws don't collect dust anyway so it's a non issue

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Heretic, those are the best looking ones.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

> it's even worse when they're stripped which is 90+% of them because it's to easy to do. Someone doesn't use properly sized screwdrivers/bits. Also if you are stripping a door handle or light switch cover screw you clearly know nothing about torque recommendation.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I said strip which might be too harsh but they get chewed up really easy especially when the vast majority of them are zinc rather than steel.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

If anything the cover plate will crack first

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yeah I too can get very heated over screws /s

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Torx has been proven to be the most resistant to stripping amongst the most common types at least. I honestly love them, and I wish they were standard but alas we need so many different types apparently

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Torx supremacy. They are literally better is every single situation

by Anonymous 1 year ago

There's no reason anyone would be stripping the screws on a light switch cover though. OP is making a claim about aesthetics. And torx do not win that. Nobody uses flat screws in construction or anything where they need to apply significant torque.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Nah, robertson screws are the ugliest.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

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by Anonymous 1 year ago

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by Anonymous 1 year ago

Not a nice thing to say about prison guards.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I don't even care what they look like. I just can't stand putting them in. The reason for their use is cost though. Way cheaper to cut a slot than machine a torx head

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Screw torx screws! Allen head gang form up

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I can work with this

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Man, just screw it.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Flat heads have pretty good personalities

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Nah Phillips Head is worse, and they somehow strip even more easily.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

If you don't strip it then it's usually alright. Even with the lightest touch, flat heads can slip and maw the surface really easy

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Hot take. So brave.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I don't know what makes them ugly. I imagine they're used for finishing in those kind of situations because there's the least amount of markings on the head, they're as close to just a flat/smooth cap as you can get while still being functional. And usually on light switches and doors they've got a specific aesthetic finish on them to match. How would having a weird six sided hole in the middle of the screws on your light switch look better? I don't see why you'd want to use a Torx screw for those either, how are you running into so many stripped screws in light covers and door handles? These are all hand tightened, low torque uses. When it comes to actual construction uses, flat head screws are obviously terrible, but they also aren't used for that purpose so it doesn't matter. Robertson screws are by far the superior choice, and Phillips are an abomination.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Never stripped a flat head screw. Never scratched a switch plate. What are you doing wrong lol?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You must be 1 in a million then. I could find at least one shredded flat head screw in every single house I've ever been in

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I am lucky. I agree to them being inferior tho

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Calling a screwdriver ugly? Who does that? It'd just a screwdriver.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Screw not driver

by Anonymous 1 year ago

How dare you talk like that about my wife

by Anonymous 1 year ago