Security bits - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

23 Jan 2002

On Jan 23,  9:39, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
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  On 23 Jan 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
 > Quothe Tony Duell, from writings of Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 11:45:06PM +0000:
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  > > In my experience nothing will grip those
other than the right tool. Even
...
    the well known kludgers tool, 'Mole Grips',
just spring off....  When all else fails, why not use a very strong epoxy to
"weld" a piece
 of metal, or a bolt, screw, etc. onto the heads of these idiotic
 security screws, and then just unscrew them by putting a tool onto the
 attached piece metal, screw, bolt, etc.?  Ok, it's a kludge. but it 
 Why don't you just take a very small [such as dental] burr, and just cut a
...
  slot for a screwdriver? 
'Cos they're usually hardened and a dental burr will make little or no
impression on it.  A cutting disk works, though, when there's room to get
at the screw head.  It's easier to buy the right tool bit, though.

And they're usually so tight that epoxy will give way before you turn it.

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