Who the FrUCK invented torx nuts/bits?

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This is why we die before our spouse


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xerts1191 wrote: March 22nd, 2022, 7:28 pm This is why we die before our spouse
I give myself 3 weeks if she goes first. She knows where my meds are and makes me take them. 😂🤣😂
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:lol: :shock:
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Thexton I believe invented torx
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Zpglass wrote: October 3rd, 2022, 1:36 pm Thexton I believe invented torx
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Yes that’s it. A guy I work with has some older tools from that brand
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The Evil-Doer, IDENTIFIED! :twisted:


INNOVATION
In 1967, a revolutionary new drive system put Camcar on the map. It was named TORX® and it was invented by Bernard Reiland and became a patent in 1971. Torx® quickly grew as users saw it as a way to transmit higher torque with less strain on the fastener or tool versus the other internal drive systems offered at that time. Problems such as camout were virtually eliminated and assembly efficiency and quality increased dramatically. To this day, the Torx® family continues to be the most effective drive system on the market
https://camcar.com/about-us/
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Cdnn had a "Gunsmithing" screw driver set for cheap a couple/few years back and I jumped mostly for the hollow ground flat head bits but the set came with 48 different bits including torx and I have yet to run into anything I haven't had a bit for. Plus is .. it was one of those CDNN specials and was pretty cheap but the bits are nicely hardened.
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Along with those star fasteners.
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For me the issue is my bad old eyes... when you think it's an allen key but it's a torx - that sucks. Then some bastard throws in "double square" screws (basicly an 8 point torx) - and I start throwing stuff...
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Not to mention when they add the "tamper proof" center pin. I think they do this to sell more tools.
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omegaman wrote: December 25th, 2022, 12:09 pm Not to mention when they add the "tamper proof" center pin. I think they do this to sell more tools.
Some of the equipment I work on has even weirder.

It is a 5 sided allen with a security pin. I have discovered that the correct sized flathead screw driver will get them out as the center pin keeps it engaged at two points of the 5 sides. Of course, you can only get the tool from the manufacturer of the equipment. Needless to say, everytime I have to remove one it gets replaced with a standard allen head.

The last time I encountered a six side allen with a security pin and didn't have the tool - I knocked the pin out with a hammer and punch and went about my day.

The silly part is, what I work on that has these things - no one is stealing them anyway. Just making things difficult / harder to service for reason of inflating cost.
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There is nothing wrong with Torx screws...the fault lies in the tool operator. If you try to jam an allen wrench into one, you will have a bad day. Same way you will have a bad day is you try to use a flat head to turn a phillips head screw. Learn how to use the right tool for the job, and you won't have issues.
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Ahhh and you can add torx plus in to the mix just to cluster the f a bit more
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Re: Who the FrUCK invented torx nuts/bits?

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If the world would've went the way of Robertson instead of Phillips we wouldn't need all the foolishness.
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