I ordered a load of screws and when they arrived I saw that I had made a mistake and instead of pozidrv (similar to philips) heads they had Torx T20 heads. Sh*t!. Fortunately I had a Torx bit I could use in my cordless drill/driver. Fantastic, I will never go back to the old type, these are so quick, locate so positively, there is no wedging action trying to push the driver out of the head. I’m converted
Also, I went to a show today where I knew the Fein rep would be. I’ve read about the multimaster but couldn’t believe it. Well, I saw it and I bought it and now I believe it.
John
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Ahh, another Fein MM convert; welcome. I'd sing its praises once again, but I have laryngitis.
GRK makes a complete line of torx head screws... we use their trimhead SS for decking..
takes a #10 torx.... how's that for small ?
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Isn't a #10 a little on the fragile side?
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
you bet your bippy..... nothing fragile about the screw , though... we sure did run thru some bits..
using the same screw on a Trex deck.. we'll see how the bits hold up with that Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I remember when the Torx Con-Screw was introduced. It took a #27 Torx. That screw was far surperior to the Tap-Con. The no cam out feature was worth any extra effort it took to use the system.
Then there was the structural steel bolts that took a 40 or a 60 Torx. Don't forget the Burke 5 point.
As I understand it the Torx was developed for production line robotic assembling. It is definately a postive drive system.
Also remember the clutch and Robertson systems.
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
Then of course there is the hand hammered screw system, where by you hold the screw with one hand and start it with the hammer. Then you say ahh what the hay and send it home with a few good blows.<g>
CurlyHand Hewn Restorations Inc.
Restoring the past for the future.
I thought you were im PA. When did you move to TX?
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
Drove throgh Texas on the way to NM. That must be where I picked up that method.Hand Hewn Restorations Inc.
Restoring the past for the future.
Hey I thought you were im PA. When did you move to TX?
What the hell is that, some sort of diss to us Texans?
Yur from Iowa. That's covered under Idiots out wandering around...
(per Mr Hasbeen)
Naw.... Ever since I can remember a hammer was refered to as a Texas screwdriver.
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
When I used to go skiing in Colorado they used to say "if god wanted texans to ski, he would have made Bullspit white"
Steve
PS: My best friend from college is a texan, so I guess they aren't all bad, but he'll tell you otherwise...
From torx screws to texas... oy sounds like the start of a bad country song.
No such thing as a bad country song now is there.
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
>>No such thing as a bad country song now is there.
Making a statement like that, how can I trust you when you tout the greatness of Bosch tools...
Steve
Still there is no bad crountry music.
Just different levels of better.
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
I can see I'm going to have to bring my own music.
Remember that the elevator here stops only at two floors and is pretty quick.
You won't get to listen to your music for long.
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
they are great screws ..but..... my one gripe the 11/4 to 2" to 3" etc. are diffrent torx sizes and at least from my lumber yard can be diffrent from box to box. granted there manufactured all over the globe. tedious as it may seem . it irratates the be jesus out of me but i'm still sold on them .........."expectations are premeditated resentments"
it is a pain making sure you have the right torx bit...
the two GRK screws we're using are #25 & #10... like you said. all the mfr's seem to use a different sizeMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I switched to torx for just about everything last summer. The only thing I like about the square drive better is they will stick to the bit a little better. You have to two-hand a torx more often to get it started, in my experience. Also, a trim head torx is just a little bigger head than a #1 square drive trim head.
I love that it's a new one to confuse the homeowner, now that they've just about gotten used to seeing square drive ones. heh heh.
Steve