----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn! Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 4:16 AM Subject: Re: Irregulars Question: Screws
> At 08:58 PM Friday 5/11/2007, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: >>On 5/11/2007 7:45:36 PM, Ronn! Blankenship >>([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 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? I need to open something to [attempt to] repair it, and >> > it >> > is held together with that type of screws, and since all I have >> > are >> > regular hex keys (some plain, some with ball ends), I need to >> > know >> > what kind of tool to get in order to remove and replace those >> > screws. I've tried searching on-line for things like "hex key" >> > and >> > "bump" together, with no luck so far . . . >> > >> > TIA. >> >>Easy one! >>What you have is an "Allen Head Security Screw" AKA "Allen Head >>Tamper >>Resistant Screw". >>That little bump is there to keep people (unqualified people you >>might >>say) out. >>I have several security tip sets and they are somewhat hard to find. >>I >>know you can get them at Frys (well.....an overpriced mediocre set), > > > What think you of the two on this page? > > <http://www.rainbowkits.com/tools/tools.html> The one at the top is pretty typical for the price, but the one at the bottom is a very good deal. Actually has more tips that I have in any single kit. For 5 bucks more it is a steal! > > >>and I have found them at a couple of computer/electronics stores. >>(The >>kind of electronics store that sells resistors and capacitors mind >>you) > > > > When I think of "electronics store" I always think of Radio Shack > before thinking of Circuit City. Actually, I was refering to the kind of electronics stores that handle electronic components such as resistors and diodes and caps. We have a few here and I would suspect there has to be at least one in your area. Where do your TV repairmen get parts? > (It does seem that there are a > couple of Fry's locations in Georgia, both off on the NE side of > Atlanta, which would be a 3-hour trip each way assuming traffic on > 285 was moving and not its frequent parking-lot status, and the gas > for the trip would probably be more than the price of both of the > sets at the above link . . . and all the ones with "Tamper > Resistant" > in the name I see listed on their web site are star/Torx drivers . . > . > > http://shop4.outpost.com/search?search_type=regular&sqxts=1&query_string=tamper+Resistant&cat=0&submit.x=8&submit.y=10 > > which would do the job if I wanted to vandalize the men's room at > the > Wal-Mart Supercenter I was at on Saturday, but would not help me fix > what I need to here . . . ) > http://www.calcentron.com/Pages/Boxer_Home_Page/Boxer_TOA-TP-62.html This is the set I have seen sold at my local Frys. I have no idea why it isn't sold online. I own this set, but bought it at an electronic parts store. xponent Fixit Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
