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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

6-lobe is life. I got a box of them for a set of stairs I had to rebuild, and the sheer ease of use makes me never want to go back.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Never heard anyone call Torx "6 lobe". But yes, Torx all the way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's what it's called on the image and tbh I've never been quite sure what a "torx" was until now.

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot 1 points 2 years ago

The ISO defines it as so