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minus-squaresnooggumslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·3 months agoFlatheads are good for a few specific applications that require the head to have flat contact with the surface but not be tall enough to be something else like a hex or torx, but needing a lot of torque. They suck for everything else.
minus-squarexia@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoSpecific applications like… prying, poking, scraping, and chiseling.
minus-squareI_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoAlso handy on horrible cheap raised hex bolts when they get stripped. Dremel a slot and you’re done.
minus-squareevergreen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoThere are low profile hex heads that exist for that same purpose though. Pretty much no need nowadays for slotted heads, except at very small scale.
Flatheads are good for a few specific applications that require the head to have flat contact with the surface but not be tall enough to be something else like a hex or torx, but needing a lot of torque. They suck for everything else.
Specific applications like… prying, poking, scraping, and chiseling.
Also handy on horrible cheap raised hex bolts when they get stripped. Dremel a slot and you’re done.
There are low profile hex heads that exist for that same purpose though. Pretty much no need nowadays for slotted heads, except at very small scale.