• Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    require stainless tools

    You really don’t want to use stainless tools as they will plastically deform. Roberson is just not that great for torque-transfer geometry; it’s advantages lie elsewhere.

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      1 year ago

      You really don’t want to use stainless tools as they will plastically deform

      They are made specifically for stainless fasteners.

      You’ll frequently find them in the toolbags of aerospace professionals and industrial electricians and they are really the only folks that deal with a lot of stainless fasteners.

      Bicycle and motorbike folks have lots of stainless hardware, too. And lots of time you’ll see folks blame JIS/Phillips on ruining their fasteners, but sometimes it’s just because they’re using toolsteel tools on stainless fasteners.