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Slotted screws were invented at a time when screws did not require so much torque to tighten them ,and when tool making was less complex. Now that many other screw drive systems have been invented, ( Philips, Robertson, Torx, Allen, Bristol etc) the slotted screw has gradually become an anachronism.

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