Off Topic - tools

[Bill Glaze]

Dean:
You sound disappointed! ;-)   Bill Glaze

Dean Pappas wrote:

> I got my set of tools that are intended to remove the three or four 
> different types of security screws at the Englishtown 
> flea-market.(near the big drag strip) For $10 there was a full set of 
> hole-in-the-middle TORX drivers, the funny 3-tined phillips-like 
> drivers, and phillips-like screwdrivers where the tines do not 
> intersect at a point ( they meet at what looks like a four-handed 
> fireman's carry. The only ones that weren't in the set are the ones 
> that would allow you to disassemble public restroom dividers.
> Dean P.
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
>     [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of
>     jzeigenfus at comcast.net
>     Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 10:04 AM
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org
>     Subject: Re: Off Topic - tools
>
>     Hi, what someone installed are security bolts. The tool has a hole
>     drilled in the center to allow the stud to pass into it. They come
>     in allen and torx variety. If you have a drill press you can just
>     drill out the right size wrench and take it off. It was done so
>     that the plate couldn't be stolen easily. JEZ
>
>         -------------- Original message --------------
>
>         Hi All,
>
>         After moving to FL and registering my cars, I realized that
>         someone had installed a license plate with what appeared to be
>         allen head bolts. Upon closer inspection, the actual bolt has
>         a hex-like shape, with a STUD in the center. Thus, if I were
>         to use an allen wrench, it would have to be hollow to allow to
>         actually work. I looked up some tools on the McMaster Carr
>         website and a tool on catalog page 2662, called the,
>         "Tamper-Resistent Torx." Not being familiar with this type of
>         tool/fastener, I was hoping someone could shed some light on
>         the subject before I ordered it (for instance, is there an
>         Allen style tamper resistant fastener, or only the "torx"
>         style head?).
>
>         Thanks,
>         Jim W.
>
>
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