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Because Philips screws were supposed to cam out, to stop overtightening on airplanes.
Maybe we shouldn't use Philips screws for non-aviation purposes.
Right but for aircraft we've got torque wrenches which can stop overtightening much more accurately.
I've read this was the justification after the fact.
https://build-construct.com/tools-and-equipment/phillips-screws-and-cam-out-what-the-original-patent-actually-says/
The only reason they’re so common is because of Henry Ford. Ford wanted Robertson screws, but Ford also wanted to make his own screws in-house. Robertson wouldn’t license them, Philips would, the rest is history. Robertson screws are much more common than Philips up in Canada (where they’re from).
Robbies are a different kind of pain due to metric and imperial sizing
? Is this sarcasm. Robertson's aren't imperial or metric, they are numbered
It's Allens that aren't in arbitrary sizes but their actual dimensions and sold in metric and normal sizes.
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