Harry is right! I had an old set that came in a "pocket knife" design, where the heads would fold out like a pocket knife blade, or an allen-wrench set. But none of them would fit the iMac. So HD came to the rescue!
On Nov 13, 2007, at 10:30 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > A torx driver is like a screw driver but its head is shaped somewhat > like a star. It fits into screws with complementary shapes in the > head. > I think torx screws are used for two reasons: > > 1) They are, more or less, rare, and electronic manufacturers don't > want > users messing with the computers, etc. > 2) The torx drivers fit more securely in the torx screws and > therefore, > don't strip the heads as easily! > > There is a downside to all this, there are a gazillion different > sizes. > And, in my experience, manufacturers use more than one torx size in > the > screws in the equipment. > > > > Tuesday, November 13, 200710:18 PMMarta Ediemartaedie at mac.com > >> And you all had me wondering what kind of miracle tool you were >> searching for ,something to reach deeply into some places i had no >> idea what and where they might be and wondering all along whether I >> were not missing some great opportunity to also perform a genius >> act on my computer . >> Marta >> >> >> >> On Nov 13, 2007, at 22:06 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: >> >>> this thread is hilarious! with all of the prowess and search >>> capability of the group, andy just walks into home depot and buys >>> one. >>> he was probably on a duct tape run :) best...jf >>> >>>> On Nov 13, 2007, at 9:33 PM, Andy Arnold wrote: >>>> >>>>> I actually found it at Home Depot in the tool section. I think it >>>>> was >>>>> under $15 and works fine >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >>> be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >>> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >>> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/ >>> macgroup >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be November 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >
