This guy reminds me of "Big Brother" in 1984 who told you what to do and what not to do. Instead, use the brains God gave you and common sense. Click-bait! Flathead Screws: What other commonly available head style provides precise lateral alignment and with as much interface area for retention?? If you use machined housings, countersunk covers are ideal, keeps surfaces flat, good for subassemblies. What else does this guy have a beef with?
I don't really have much objection to flat head screws, I'll use what I have or can get.
But I can get Pozidriv, JIS, Philips, Torx, Hex and in most if not all of the common head styles i'd ever need plus they offer the advantage of easily applicable torque with lower risk of slipping which is useful when you're playing with higher power devices that rely on solid contact with heatsinks.
We had an "Efficiency Expert" at a place I worked at. An early "DOGE" you might say. He decreed that "All 0-80 screws shall be immediately designed out". There were problems with S/S 0-80's not holding a tapped thread in thin-wall housings. They were very thin housing walls for lightest weight- (aerospace!). But the same "Efficiency Expert" had previously changed the wall material to something so inferior for tapping. He had this done by getting the ECN signed by a clueless VP. He was last seen being walked out of the building by another VP---- of HR!
This guy reminds me of "Big Brother" in 1984 who told you what to do and what not to do. Instead, use the brains God gave you and common sense. Click-bait!
ReplyDeleteFlathead Screws: What other commonly available head style provides precise lateral alignment and with as much interface area for retention?? If you use machined housings, countersunk covers are ideal, keeps surfaces flat, good for subassemblies.
What else does this guy have a beef with?
I don't really have much objection to flat head screws, I'll use what I have or can get.
DeleteBut I can get Pozidriv, JIS, Philips, Torx, Hex and in most if not all of the common head styles i'd ever need plus they offer the advantage of easily applicable torque with lower risk of slipping which is useful when you're playing with higher power devices that rely on solid contact with heatsinks.
We had an "Efficiency Expert" at a place I worked at. An early "DOGE" you might say. He decreed that "All 0-80 screws shall be immediately designed out". There were problems with S/S 0-80's not holding a tapped thread in thin-wall housings. They were very thin housing walls for lightest weight- (aerospace!). But the same "Efficiency Expert" had previously changed the wall material to something so inferior for tapping. He had this done by getting the ECN signed by a clueless VP.
DeleteHe was last seen being walked out of the building by another VP---- of HR!