Sometimes I think they’re just trying to screw with my head…
Like, there’s also Torx, hex head, and those weird flat things with two holes…And the inside hex with a pin in the center…for which you need a special allen wrench with a hole in the end.They’re tamper-proof screws for license plates… unless, of course, the thief also has a special $2 allen wrench with a hole in the end.
But you’re right…they can all end up looking like the dadgum blatherskite after you lose the special tool and try whatever you’ve got.
Fixed (cleaned) my vacuum cleaner but had to buy a $5.00 star screw driver to do it. Almost tried to use something else but was afraid the screws would become dadgum blatherskite.
Mr_Sherman…. um…no…. not a correction… a different screw.Torx is torx, and hex is hex…I didn’t remember that there was also a torx head with a pin, but I Googled it, and realised I’d even seen tiny ones on things like hard drives… Meanwhile the hex ones have been around a lot longer.. Sets of four with a tiny “wrench”are sold at auto supply shops, for a couple of bucks, to secure license plates, which is where I found out about them, after my rear plate was stolen.
Meanwhile, there are a zillionothers…. I mean, what the heck is this?
Meanwhile…here’s the 2 hole one…I can’t remember what I had with these, only that it was a problem.
I’ve seen a very large version, sort of, used to cap off an underground utility access… only those have no shank… the edges of the cap itself are threaded. The tool for those is flat, with two prongs.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
Sometimes I think they’re just trying to screw with my head…
Like, there’s also Torx, hex head, and those weird flat things with two holes…And the inside hex with a pin in the center…for which you need a special allen wrench with a hole in the end.They’re tamper-proof screws for license plates… unless, of course, the thief also has a special $2 allen wrench with a hole in the end.
But you’re right…they can all end up looking like the dadgum blatherskite after you lose the special tool and try whatever you’ve got.
Thehag over 9 years ago
Fixed (cleaned) my vacuum cleaner but had to buy a $5.00 star screw driver to do it. Almost tried to use something else but was afraid the screws would become dadgum blatherskite.
James Hopkins over 9 years ago
I never did understand why there has to be so many different types of screw heads. Can’t they just pick one and stick with that for all??
Darque Hellmutt over 9 years ago
Plods with ...™ over 9 years ago
Duct tape. Put it in there and use a phillips.
puppeterry over 9 years ago
Was that a “A Christmas Story” quote?
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 9 years ago
Translated, irremovable
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
Mr_Sherman…. um…no…. not a correction… a different screw.Torx is torx, and hex is hex…I didn’t remember that there was also a torx head with a pin, but I Googled it, and realised I’d even seen tiny ones on things like hard drives… Meanwhile the hex ones have been around a lot longer.. Sets of four with a tiny “wrench”are sold at auto supply shops, for a couple of bucks, to secure license plates, which is where I found out about them, after my rear plate was stolen.
Meanwhile, there are a zillionothers…. I mean, what the heck is this?
Meanwhile…here’s the 2 hole one…I can’t remember what I had with these, only that it was a problem.
I’ve seen a very large version, sort of, used to cap off an underground utility access… only those have no shank… the edges of the cap itself are threaded. The tool for those is flat, with two prongs.