Alternative to Torx drivers
Wesley
the net on how to do this. Apparently a need a T30 Torx driver, which I
haven't got.
Can I use anything else instead e.g. an allen key or a screwdriver?
Adam Aglionby
wrote:
Butter knife..?
Haven`t recently reponded to a survey by Focus DIY by any chance? ;-)
Torx is specifically incompatible with hex keys and a screwdriver will
mince the head, get the proper tool, or a hex drive insert bit for a
couple of quid and save having to drill a high tensile bolt out after.
Cheers
Adam
The Natural Philosopher
summat. Full set of torcs inside.
Adam Aglionby
wrote:
3.32 GBP Toolstation
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Automotive/Hex+Keys/Folding+Torx+Set+8+Piece/d60/sd3194/p32803
Cheers
Adam
Michael Chare
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tool again.
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Rick Hughes
"Wesley" <bomahon...@tiscali.co.uk.WONTWORK> wrote in message
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Rick Hughes
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notice more and more ... that manufacturers got wise to Joe public having
Torx tools and now often see Torx with a centre hole ... sometimes sold as
security Torx screws.
Dave Plowman (News)
Rick Hughes <rick_hughes@remove_me.btconnect.com> wrote:
> notice more and more ... that manufacturers got wise to Joe public
> having Torx tools and now often see Torx with a centre hole ...
> sometimes sold as security Torx screws.
Don't think Torx are used for security - they are excellent at holding the
screw on the tool and taking high torque.
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Dave Plowman (News)
Depends how tight it is. A well fitting flat blade screwdriver will
sometimes do. But T30 is quite large so probably too tight.
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Tom
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removing the door locking mechanism. I bought a Torx set from ebay for
around a fiver, as others have mentioned you will defiantly need it.
Good luck!
Tom
Robin
>> sometimes sold as security Torx screws.
>
> Don't think Torx are used for security - they are excellent at
> holding the screw on the tool and taking high torque.
Well they are sold as security torx - but you can easily buy bits with a
hole in the middle such as http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p30295
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tony sayer
<da...@davenoise.co.uk> scribeth thus
>In article <tqednVz8_5ETaNDR...@bt.com>,
> Rick Hughes <rick_hughes@remove_me.btconnect.com> wrote:
>> notice more and more ... that manufacturers got wise to Joe public
>> having Torx tools and now often see Torx with a centre hole ...
>> sometimes sold as security Torx screws.
>
>Don't think Torx are used for security - they are excellent at holding the
>screw on the tool and taking high torque.
>
There is a security Torx I'm looking at some now!. Like Torx but with a
hole in the middle. Some might describe that as security.. Some might
not!...
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Mike Clarke
> notice more and more ... that manufacturers got wise to Joe public having
> Torx tools and now often see Torx with a centre hole ... sometimes sold as
> security Torx screws.
And very easily to undo :-
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/96872 - £4.47 for a set of 32 bits, including
Torx with centre holes.
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Adam Aglionby
> Rick Hughes wrote:
> > notice more and more ... that manufacturers got wise to Joe public having
> > Torx tools and now often see Torx with a centre hole ... sometimes sold as
> > security Torx screws.
>
> And very easily to undo :-
>
> Torx with centre holes.
>
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> Mike Clarke
If your short of the bit , lot of times can snap the centre out of the
fastener with a screwdiver.
Cheers
Adam
Bill
<to...@bancom.co.uk> writes
Some might describe them as a PITA, Panasonic use them on their dome
cameras, I normally change them for crossheads. Not many bad guys
bother unscrewing the cameras, they just smash them.
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Grimly Curmudgeon
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Tom" <usenet...@ntlworld.com>
saying something like:
> I bought a Torx set from ebay for
>around a fiver, as others have mentioned you will defiantly need it.
"Hey Torx, I fart in your general direction!", kind of thing?
Dave Plowman (News)
Oh indeed. Although surely it's the driver which has the hole?
What I meant was that the original Torx weren't intended as security
devices. Unless the starter motor on my SD1 - and seats - are particularly
valuable. ;-) Just a better drive than allen at the same head size.
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Andy Dingley
wrote:
> Apparently a need a T30 Torx driver, which I haven't got.
So go to the shop and buy one, then you'll have one.
They're not expensive. Treat yourself and buy a decent interchangeable
hex bit driver and set of bits. T30 is dead common, there will be one
in there.
Gib Bogle
I think he meant "defiantly use it".
Dave Plowman (News)
Huge <Hu...@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
> On 2010-07-26, Dave Plowman (News) <da...@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> > In article <tqednVz8_5ETaNDR...@bt.com>,
> > Rick Hughes <rick_hughes@remove_me.btconnect.com> wrote:
> >> notice more and more ... that manufacturers got wise to Joe public
> >> having Torx tools and now often see Torx with a centre hole ...
> >> sometimes sold as security Torx screws.
> >
> > Don't think Torx are used for security - they are excellent at holding
> > the screw on the tool and taking high torque.
> Torx were designed for automatic insertion machinery on robotic assembly
> lines.
That was sort of my guess. No conspiracy theory here. ;-)
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tony sayer
s.com>, Andy Dingley <din...@codesmiths.com> scribeth thus
I reckon there a lot better than Pozidrive, dunno why their not that
more used?..
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Andy Dingley
> I reckon there a lot better than Pozidrive, dunno why their not that
> more used?..
Worldwide, Torx are more common than Pozidrive and have been since
some time in the '90s. Most "Pozi" screws (outside Europe) are
actually Phillips, which combine the worst of Pozi features with some
of those of the cross slot, particularly their weakness when formed in
a cheesemetal screwhead.
The great advantage of Torx is their good performance when the driver
is square-on, as for automated assembly. Their weakness is their
dependency on having the driver square-on, which makes them awkward
for maintenance later. This is something that Pozi and especially the
later improved Pozi, Superdrive?, are particularly good at.
Of course either are far better than something like a Bristol spline,
which only works when screw and driver are made from the best of
materials, in perfect condition. Some far-Eastern screws (Playstation
case?) are now using "Wankel" screws with a rounded triangular socket
in their head. It's a poor design, except for its compatibility with
weak cheesemetal screwheads, as it doesn't load the corners of the
socket..
Wikipedia has had a good article recently, "List of screw drives" or
somesuch. Best read it before some wikifuckwit deletes it as "not
notable" or "original research".
Tom
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using it, as others have mentioned it has to be square on or it strips the
head then the only option is a flat head and hammer.
Tom