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Default Hex head vs hex socket head

On Nov 18, 7:20*pm, Winston wrote:
rangerssuck wrote:

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and replacing all the phillips head screws with socket-
head screws. Both were totally cosmetic, but hey, if the jerks
^H^H^H^H^H customers were willing to pay...


I have yet to 'cam out' my first hex socket head
cap screw. *Phillips are a different story however.



--Winston -- Helix'ed a few Allen wrenches though.


It was (and I suppose still is) standard procedure to use a hammer/
impact driver on those screws. Virtually impossible to cam out when
you've hit it with a BFH.