23 Jan
2007
23 Jan
'07
9:41 p.m.
On 23 Jan 2007 at 16:02, William Donzelli wrote:
I've seen them in only one place--holding together a Seagate SATA
external hard drive box. Got so frustrated I went and ground down a
6-lobed Torx security bit so it would fit, after a fashion (one lobe
only). Threw the damned screws away and replaced them with phillips-
head. If that hadn't worked, I'dve used a drill on them, then a
hacksaw on the case (I was REALLY peeved). The sales guy at the
local fastener store had never seen anything like them.
Cheers,
Chuck
I probably
should add one of my big gripes: Torx-plus (5-lobed star)
tools.
While I have seen a lot of security heads in use, I have never seen
anything that actually uses these Torx mutants. Have manufacturers
been shying away from them? What uses them?