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Post by Cole D on Feb 19, 2022 22:54:47 GMT -5
Does anybody have those Torx screws with the point in the middle?
I have two Torx sets, one my grandma got me for Christmas 2020 at Harbor Freight, and my dad also got me a set of Hyper Tough drivers for Christmas this year. But neither will work on the Torx with the point in the middle!
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Post by Parkman on Feb 20, 2022 8:13:52 GMT -5
I have none. When I bought my house the previous owner did some renovations in which mostly anything he touched he used them. A lot of things had to be redone. I would borrow my father in laws whenever I was removing or modifying something of his and would replace it with Phillips screws. I feel like they constantly would strip out comparably.
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Post by Cole D on Feb 20, 2022 10:13:44 GMT -5
Wow that is weird! I've never heard of using a Torx screw for any project. When I was a kid I remember the happy meal toys from McDonald's used those triangular bit screws. I have a Duracraft Turbo Fan where every other screw was one of those and the rest were Phillips. I used a small flat screwdriver and got them out. I was desperate to get it clean. LOL
Now though I have a Honeywell heater that I need to open to clean out the dust and every screw is a multipoint Torx with that security dot! They really didn't want anyone to open it. Next they'll be gluing them together. LOL
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Post by redkiosk on Feb 20, 2022 11:48:22 GMT -5
When push comes to shove, (and you don't have the correct "hollowed out" security Torx head) you can take a very small flat headed screwdriver and insert it next to the screw's center pin, pry and snap it off. The use a regular solid Torx head to remove the "security" screw.
Hope this helps and take care!
Jim
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Post by becausecanadia on Feb 20, 2022 23:46:23 GMT -5
You can buy security bit sets on Amazon.
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