Torx Screws - Why?

[jimlongley]

How about these? Tamper proof torx. Anyone ever encountered those? Basically has a pin in the middle of the head.

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Before they got out of the pay phone business, the phone company started using those on pay phones, and forgot to issue the correct tool to the craftsmen.

[Pawpaw]

.....mo' betta with much less risk of boogering up the screw head....

"mo' betta" being a unit of measurement in precision engineering, and "boogering up" being an engineering term for the result of using something outside of its design parameters.

[The Annoyed Man]

.....mo' betta with much less risk of boogering up the screw head....

"mo' betta" being a unit of measurement in precision engineering, and "boogering up" being an engineering term for the result of using something outside of its design parameters.

You're absolutely right, and I meant to type it that way.....but I had a senior moment....

[WildBill]

.....mo' betta with much less risk of boogering up the screw head....

"mo' betta" being a unit of measurement in precision engineering, and "boogering up" being an engineering term for the result of using something outside of its design parameters.

I think you are mistaken. It is not a precise unit of measurement.

When a design is improved, it's mo'betta.
If you want really precision engineering, it's much mo'betta.

[TEA]

I've never had a Torx screwdriver slip and scratch anything. I can't say the same thing about flat or Phillips screws.

Torx is the best of both worlds. They just don't slip, in my experience. YMMV

Me too. Phillips head strip to easliy and slotted---well they just aren't worth anything

Well, one advantage of a slotted is that if you're in the field and don't have a screw driver, you can use the case rim on a spent round to unscrew a slotted screw. That said, I recently replaced the slotted screws on my 1911 grips with Allen screws. From what I've read here, I should have gone with Torx.