MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 hours agoMay the torque be with you lemmy.todayimagemessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1891arrow-down116
arrow-up1875arrow-down1imageMay the torque be with you lemmy.todayMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 hours agomessage-square159fedilink
minus-squareKitathallalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoSlight myth there. It was not the intended purpose, but a sort of happy accident. The original patent stated it was a perfect, never damaging thing. See here and the reply here.
minus-squareevergreen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoCorrect. The original patent makes no reference to any sort of cam out / torque limiting feature.
Slight myth there. It was not the intended purpose, but a sort of happy accident. The original patent stated it was a perfect, never damaging thing. See here and the reply here.
Correct. The original patent makes no reference to any sort of cam out / torque limiting feature.