I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
It looks like the last one in http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
but with 6 nodes.

Thanks,

Google clutch head screwdriver bits for a location/method to suit your needs

"cpliu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:74af1676-3dfb-49fc-9a9d-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
> 6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
> It looks like the last one in http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
> but with 6 nodes.
>
> Thanks,
>

On 9/30/2010 5:47 AM, cpliu wrote:
> I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
> 6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
> It looks like the last one in http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
> but with 6 nodes.
>
> Thanks,
>

You might be surprised to find that a small standard flat blade may fit
tightly in these unusual screws. I do it all the time, usually using a
green Xcelite R-3322.

Just find a blade that fits snugly and press firmly as you rotate. It
doesn't always work.

Wilby

On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:47:03 -0700 (PDT), cpliu
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
>6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
>It looks like the last one in http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
>but with 6 nodes.
>
>Thanks,

These are torx head screws, and the zize is smaller than the set of
screwdrivers I saw at Home Depot.

Size 6 or 7 iirc someone told me, although he meant the screws to
remove the electronics. But I have a harddrive I can reach by
outstretching my arm, and the screws on the other side seem to be the
same size.

Somewhere I got boxes of just tips. To be used with a handle or
driver.

One that was sold several places, including maybe Harbor Freight, was
red rubber about 2 inches by 4 inches and held 4 rows of about 10 tips
per row of various kinds of tips, a couple sizes each. I don't
remember what sizes it has of torx it has.

The other was 6" by 6 or 8 inches and held 120 or more tips, of
various kinds. I'm pretty sure that will have it, because I've assume
that has almost everything.

There are also "security Torx" tips. Those screws have a pin in the
middle of the "slot" and there has to be a matching hole in the middle
of the tip.

On 09/30/10 09:52 pm, mm wrote:

>> I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
>> 6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
>> It looks like the last one in http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
>> but with 6 nodes.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> These are torx head screws, and the zize is smaller than the set of
> screwdrivers I saw at Home Depot.
>
> Size 6 or 7 iirc someone told me, although he meant the screws to
> remove the electronics. But I have a harddrive I can reach by
> outstretching my arm, and the screws on the other side seem to be the
> same size.
>
> Somewhere I got boxes of just tips. To be used with a handle or
> driver.
>
> One that was sold several places, including maybe Harbor Freight, was
> red rubber about 2 inches by 4 inches and held 4 rows of about 10 tips
> per row of various kinds of tips, a couple sizes each. I don't
> remember what sizes it has of torx it has.
>
> The other was 6" by 6 or 8 inches and held 120 or more tips, of
> various kinds. I'm pretty sure that will have it, because I've assume
> that has almost everything.
>
> There are also "security Torx" tips. Those screws have a pin in the
> middle of the "slot" and there has to be a matching hole in the middle
> of the tip.

I found a set of Security Torx drivers (in a fold-out holder such as is
used often for hex wrenches) at one of the auto-supplies chains whose
name escapes me at the moment.

Perce

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, mm <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:47:03 -0700 (PDT), cpliu
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
>>6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
>>It looks like the last one in
> http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
>>but with 6 nodes.
>>
>>Thanks,
>
>These are torx head screws, and the zize is smaller than the set of
>screwdrivers I saw at Home Depot.
>
>Size 6 or 7 iirc someone told me, although he meant the screws to
>remove the electronics. But I have a harddrive I can reach by
>outstretching my arm, and the screws on the other side seem to be the
>same size.
>
>Somewhere I got boxes of just tips. To be used with a handle or
>driver.
>
>One that was sold several places, including maybe Harbor Freight, was
>red rubber about 2 inches by 4 inches and held 4 rows of about 10 tips
>per row of various kinds of tips, a couple sizes each. I don't
>remember what sizes it has of torx it has.
That would be this unit

http://www.harborfreight.com/33-piec...set-93388.html


But for a few dollars more i'd suggest this one

Harbor Freight ITEM # 91310 and i think i only paid like $5.99 on sale. Its a
100 peice security bit set.

http://www.harborfreight.com/100-pie...set-91310.html


>
>The other was 6" by 6 or 8 inches and held 120 or more tips, of
>various kinds. I'm pretty sure that will have it, because I've assume
>that has almost everything.
>
>There are also "security Torx" tips. Those screws have a pin in the
>middle of the "slot" and there has to be a matching hole in the middle
>of the tip.

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:59:35 GMT, (E-Mail Removed)
(GMAN) wrote:

>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, mm <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:47:03 -0700 (PDT), cpliu
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
>>>6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
>>>It looks like the last one in
>> http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
>>>but with 6 nodes.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>
>>These are torx head screws, and the zize is smaller than the set of
>>screwdrivers I saw at Home Depot.
>>
>>Size 6 or 7 iirc someone told me, although he meant the screws to

I checked last night and it was 9 or 10, I've already forgotten. I
still think the ones at home depot were too big, but I'm not sure
anymore. And I* don't need to know anymore.

>>remove the electronics. But I have a harddrive I can reach by
>>outstretching my arm, and the screws on the other side seem to be the
>>same size.
>>
>>Somewhere I got boxes of just tips. To be used with a handle or
>>driver.
>>
>>One that was sold several places, including maybe Harbor Freight, was
>>red rubber about 2 inches by 4 inches and held 4 rows of about 10 tips
>>per row of various kinds of tips, a couple sizes each. I don't
>>remember what sizes it has of torx it has.
>That would be this unit
>
>http://www.harborfreight.com/33-piec...set-93388.html

Yeah, that's exactly what I meant. Good show, ole boy.
>
>But for a few dollars more i'd suggest this one
>
>Harbor Freight ITEM # 91310 and i think i only paid like $5.99 on sale. Its a
>100 peice security bit set.
>
>http://www.harborfreight.com/100-pie...set-91310.html

If you only use one tip, it's likely to be worth it. Especially in
the middle of the night when hardware stores are closed.

They don't sell my exact set anymore, and this seems to have replaced
it. It was a big deal to find these tips for sale 10 or 15 years
ago. I would get broken Black and Decker appliances, and I'd have to
drill out the screws to get them apart. That's another good thing
about harbor freight. They have, or had, a set of 4 left-handed drill
bits. Ever try to buy those? A lot of places, a lot of people think
you've made it up. But with a reversible drill, they are good for
drilling out screws because often the screw will unscrew after a
while. You don't have to drill the whole head off, and the stub comes
out too. But the proper tip is easier.

>
>>
>>The other was 6" by 6 or 8 inches and held 120 or more tips, of
>>various kinds. I'm pretty sure that will have it, because I've assume
>>that has almost everything.
>>
>>There are also "security Torx" tips. Those screws have a pin in the
>>middle of the "slot" and there has to be a matching hole in the middle
>>of the tip.

mm <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:59:35 GMT, (E-Mail Removed)
> (GMAN) wrote:

>>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, mm <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:47:03 -0700 (PDT), cpliu
>>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
>>>>6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
>>>>It looks like the last one in
>>> http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
>>>>but with 6 nodes.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>These are torx head screws, and the zize is smaller than the set of
>>>screwdrivers I saw at Home Depot.
>>>
>>>Size 6 or 7 iirc someone told me, although he meant the screws to

> I checked last night and it was 9 or 10, I've already forgotten. I
> still think the ones at home depot were too big, but I'm not sure
> anymore. And I* don't need to know anymore.

The wikipadia page tells most:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx

I have personally moved to Torx whenever I have a chance, by far
the best available design for a screw-head.

Arno
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On 1 Oct 2010 22:59:01 GMT, Arno <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>mm <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:59:35 GMT, (E-Mail Removed)
>> (GMAN) wrote:
>
>>>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, mm <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:47:03 -0700 (PDT), cpliu
>>>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have to open an external HD enclosure with unusual screws. They have
>>>>>6 nodes like flowers and is rather small. My toolkit does not have it.
>>>>>It looks like the last one in
>>>> http://zoice.com/2009/01/04/screw-head-classifications/
>>>>>but with 6 nodes.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>These are torx head screws, and the zize is smaller than the set of
>>>>screwdrivers I saw at Home Depot.
>>>>
>>>>Size 6 or 7 iirc someone told me, although he meant the screws to
>
>> I checked last night and it was 9 or 10, I've already forgotten. I
>> still think the ones at home depot were too big, but I'm not sure
>> anymore. And I* don't need to know anymore.
>
>The wikipadia page tells most:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx

Dang. Accordign to this, it's 8, and I suggested 6, 7, 9, and 10. I
lose.

>I have personally moved to Torx whenever I have a chance, by far
>the best available design for a screw-head.
>
>Arno

Yes, it's torx. Thank you all for the info and places to buy.