Usually the boxes of screws come with the bottom, more silver bit. But today's box had the duller grey, bit with a green lap band. No idea if one is better than the other or not.
Edit: Thanks to @0x0@infosec.pub for the wiki article!
Bits like that are used for impact drivers
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RunningTowardTheVoid@lemmy.world · 68 pts · 115d
That reduced diameter acts as a spring to absorb some of the torque being transmitted from the impact driver to the fastener.
The straight bit will not flex or elastically deform, but will fail in torsion without warning. These bits are not "impact rated", but are meant to be used with hand tools.
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 12 pts · 115d
TIL!
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 57 pts · 115d
It's green because it's not quite ripe yet. Leave it in the sun for a few days, and it'll be good to go.
X@piefed.world · 13 pts · 115d
Seriously. Trying to chew that thing before it’s time and you’re gonna lose teeth.
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org · 2 pts · 115d
Alternatively you can chew it when your time has come to speed things up.
0x0@infosec.pub · 29 pts · 115d
Bits like that are used for impact drivers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_driver?wprov=sfla1
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 115d
TIL! Thanks.
grue@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 115d
Ooh, an upgrade! Yes, an impact-rated bit is better.
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 115d
I had no idea that is what these type bits are. I bought a whole bunch of the dewalt clam shell cases full of bits from woot years ago, two of the cases are all this type bit. I am moving those into my impact driver bag.
tal@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 115d
Huh. I had no idea that one would use an impact driver on Torx screws.
I kind of mentally associate Torx with (delicate) personal electronics and associate impact drivers with big, heavy pieces of hardware with rusty bolts.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 115d
Torx is pretty standard for just about any kind of hardware nowadays. It's actually more appropriate for construction than delicate electronics as it allows a lot more torque with less slipping. One of the benefits of a Phillips or flathead is that you'll probably strip the screw before you over torque and break something.
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 115d
I am using a cordless impact driver, which is like a cordless drill. Rather than what a lot of people imagine, an air driven impact wrench.
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My impact driver accepts the same bits I would use in my cordless drill. I do have some attachments so I can use sockets and such in it for auto repairs. But I now have a cordless impact wrench I use for that more often.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 115d
Oh, I thought it was a spirit level mid bit. I was trying to figure out how the structural integrity would work.
humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 115d
About as well as a guide bit on Milwaukee s hole saw kits
DarkSirrush@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 115d
I have only bought 1 and I still feel that.
qprimed@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 115d
are they color coding torx bit sizes now?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 115d
No, that one's just lime flavor
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 115d
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 115d
Good, cause sour apple sucks.
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 115d
Some brands do; but they don't follow a standard, so the colours are different between sets :/
X@piefed.world · 3 pts · 115d
It’s got that glow in the dark upgrade, for when you need to fasten screws in stealth. Handy!
KingGordon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 115d
If its been built recently, probably not better.
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 115d
That is where I was leaning too. It was the only bit I used today, and it performed well enough. I did strip one screw, but that was my fault, and it backed out just fine.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de · -2 pts · 115d
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 115d
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GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 115d
screw. bit, that's a not a