[SPAM] Re: Off Topic - tools

[John Ferrell]

I have heard them called "Prison Screws".

John Ferrell
http://DixieNC.US

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Young" <b4598070 at yahoo.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 8:24 PM
Subject: [SPAM] Re: Off Topic - tools


> Theyre probably button head.
>
> Now for the real question, what kind of tool do you
> use to remove the bathroom partitions that have the
> flat head security screw. You know the one Im talking
> about, has half the slot machined away if you try and
> turn anti clockwise the screwdriver ramps out.....
>
> And if you know of this tool, who wants to take a
> bathroom partition anyway.
>
> ;)
>
> --- jivey61 at bellsouth.net wrote:
> >  Jim
> > Use a pair of vise grips to get the screws loose and
> > throw them away. Save your money get new screws.
> >
> > Jim Ivey
> > >
> > > From: Jim_Woodward at beaerospace.com
> > > Date: 2004/07/09 Fri AM 09:02:24 EDT
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > Subject: Off Topic - tools
> > >
> > > 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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