▲ 479 ▼ Screw rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 3 years ago by RothyBuyak@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone 103 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Scrath@feddit.de 31 points 3 years ago (2 children) Torx is great but fuck security torx permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nameisnotimportant@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) security torx Do you know what's the deal with them except having to pay / find extra bits? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) They're designed so the average person isn't gonna have the tools to mess with them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taxxor@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Most of the sets I own have a hole in them, so I think for the scenario that the average person does actually have a torx set, the chance is pretty high that it's also one that they can use on those "security" torx screws. So I don't see them that much more secure than regular torx. The only reason I could think of is that you also can use a normal screwdriver to unscrew a torx, which is harder to do with that extra pin. But it can still be done^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It used to be more secure but manufacturers started to just put a hole in all of their torx bits to compensate lol. Now it's pretty much pointless permalink fedilink source parent [–] CaptainLemmit@feddit.it 7 points 3 years ago* If you're determined enough you can jam a slot screwdriver in a torx and turn it, the security bit makes it so that you have to be REALLY determined when you jam the slot screwdriver in permalink fedilink source parent [–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago You could drill your torx but (not advised) or drill the pin(?) on the screw. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nameisnotimportant@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) security torx Do you know what's the deal with them except having to pay / find extra bits? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) They're designed so the average person isn't gonna have the tools to mess with them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taxxor@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Most of the sets I own have a hole in them, so I think for the scenario that the average person does actually have a torx set, the chance is pretty high that it's also one that they can use on those "security" torx screws. So I don't see them that much more secure than regular torx. The only reason I could think of is that you also can use a normal screwdriver to unscrew a torx, which is harder to do with that extra pin. But it can still be done^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It used to be more secure but manufacturers started to just put a hole in all of their torx bits to compensate lol. Now it's pretty much pointless permalink fedilink source parent [–] CaptainLemmit@feddit.it 7 points 3 years ago* If you're determined enough you can jam a slot screwdriver in a torx and turn it, the security bit makes it so that you have to be REALLY determined when you jam the slot screwdriver in permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) They're designed so the average person isn't gonna have the tools to mess with them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taxxor@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Most of the sets I own have a hole in them, so I think for the scenario that the average person does actually have a torx set, the chance is pretty high that it's also one that they can use on those "security" torx screws. So I don't see them that much more secure than regular torx. The only reason I could think of is that you also can use a normal screwdriver to unscrew a torx, which is harder to do with that extra pin. But it can still be done^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It used to be more secure but manufacturers started to just put a hole in all of their torx bits to compensate lol. Now it's pretty much pointless permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taxxor@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Most of the sets I own have a hole in them, so I think for the scenario that the average person does actually have a torx set, the chance is pretty high that it's also one that they can use on those "security" torx screws. So I don't see them that much more secure than regular torx. The only reason I could think of is that you also can use a normal screwdriver to unscrew a torx, which is harder to do with that extra pin. But it can still be done^^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It used to be more secure but manufacturers started to just put a hole in all of their torx bits to compensate lol. Now it's pretty much pointless permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpookySnek@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago It used to be more secure but manufacturers started to just put a hole in all of their torx bits to compensate lol. Now it's pretty much pointless permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptainLemmit@feddit.it 7 points 3 years ago* If you're determined enough you can jam a slot screwdriver in a torx and turn it, the security bit makes it so that you have to be REALLY determined when you jam the slot screwdriver in permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago You could drill your torx but (not advised) or drill the pin(?) on the screw. permalink fedilink source parent
