----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Irregulars Question: Screws
> > On 12/05/2007, at 10:45 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: > >> Not that kind. Get your mind out of the gutter. >> >> >> There are screws which have a hexagonal-shaped depression in the >> head >> which require a tool which is variously called an "Allen wrench" or >> a >> "hex key" to turn them. Then there are some which have a hexagonal >> depression in the head but instead of being flat the bottom of the >> depression has a raised bump in the center, which means that a >> regular Allen wrench or hex key will not go far enough down into >> the >> depression to turn them. (Which I think is the point.) Any of you >> engineering types or handypersons know what the latter are properly >> called? > > Torx. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx > Over here, "Torx" only and specifically refers to the t-series "star" tips. The type of tool Ronn! needs is easiest to find if referred to as "Tamper Proof", "Tamper Resistant", or "Security". You would think Wikipedia would have an article that clarifies the various security screw types. The best set I own has around 54 different tips in about a dozen different styles. Makes my life a lot easier when I have to work on a fire alarm system, a building security system, or the odd piece of telephone equipment. These days you run into security screws in places where they really aren't needed. xponent Screw Guns Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
