Small Torx (Was: What is a safe way to clean corrosion?

[Chuck Guzis]

On 22 Jul 2008 at 16:44, Roy J. Tellason wrote:

> I know,  I need to get some of those too.  One place I recall using them was 
> for an IBM external floppy drive enclosure -- though they used standard 
> philips-head screws in some of the holes.  I got them out finally and 
> threw 'em out.  :-)  It'd be nice to be able to deal with them easily though.

The 6-lobed Torx security bits are pretty easy to come by just about 
anywhere.  The 5-lobed Torx security bits, on the other hand, are 
considerably more difficult to find, though not unobtanium.

Torx in the non-security version is great.  I'm working on a 
construction project on the house and much to my surprise, I found 
that ceramic-coated deck screws are now made with T25 heads.  Much 
better than the older square-drive or phillips types.

Cheers,
Chuck