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minus-squareLookBehindYouNowAndThen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYeah, they’re literally made to cam out. Useful for automation, but terrible for repairs.
minus-squarefreziklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAnd the automation argument isn’t as important now that electric drills all have clutches.
minus-squarestoicmaverick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI also watch AVE, but it’s Philips heads that were made for early assembly line use to cam out under torque. Specifically for the Model-T if I remember correctly.
minus-squareLookBehindYouNowAndThen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoNever watched AVE, I used to be an auto tech. The Wikipedia article has an interesting summary. Looks like it wasn’t intended by the initial patent, but was discovered as a useful property.
Agreed, Phillips needs to get Thanos’d.
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Yeah, they’re literally made to cam out.
Useful for automation, but terrible for repairs.
And the automation argument isn’t as important now that electric drills all have clutches.
I also watch AVE, but it’s Philips heads that were made for early assembly line use to cam out under torque. Specifically for the Model-T if I remember correctly.
Never watched AVE, I used to be an auto tech.
The Wikipedia article has an interesting summary.
Looks like it wasn’t intended by the initial patent, but was discovered as a useful property.