24 Aug
2004
24 Aug
'04
10:47 a.m.
> Boring a hole up the middle of Torx bits
wasn't especially easy.
> Yes, I can remove those screws without the correct bit.
> But I do not damage fasteners in non-emergency situations.
On Tue, 24 Aug
2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Cutting a slot into an otherwise peroperly fitting
flat-head screwdriver
will probably do the trick :)
For emergency use, it'll do, and probably without a NOTICEABLE
amount of damage.
But for a Torx screw, there is no such thing as a
"peroperly fitting flat-head screwdriver".
'course with a little bit of careful grinding on the corners
of the screwdriver, you could make in into a properly fitting
"two-point" Torx driver.
Or decide how much minor damage/wear you are willing to inflict
on fasteners by utilizing a tool that is not quite right.
(Someday I'll complete my set of Whitworth tools)