stripped allen screws

[aaront903]

i like to keep you guessing lol,honestly though if anyone can,you can

[nanotm]

next time your trying to undo a torx head bolt without a torx bit use a flat head screwdriver that sits neatly between the points and doesn't have any play......

or you know buy kit like this one www.gearbest.com/hand-tools/pp_157348.html, lots of places do them including on ebay I just had that one in my saved list /

[aaront903]

3 were rounded anyway i just made one worde lol,i honestly thought they were allen key heads,tried the flat head method but was nothing to grip

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Apr 27, 2016 21:03:16 GMT aaront903 said:

3 were rounded anyway i just made one worde lol,i honestly thought they were allen key heads,tried the flat head method but was nothing to grip

Looking forward to this

[aaront903]

sorry

[tim]

aaront903, you should have gone to specsavers.....

[aaront903]

haha i am due a eyetest haha

[Deleted]

dont worry mate once i know the size ive found a source for replacements
link

[aaront903]

you are a legend,just let me know my bill haha (he is sorting out another mod too)p.s the one he is currently sortig wasnt my fault haha

[nanotm]

Apr 27, 2016 21:08:07 GMT @windows said:

Apr 27, 2016 21:03:16 GMT aaront903 said:

3 were rounded anyway i just made one worde lol,i honestly thought they were allen key heads,tried the flat head method but was nothing to grip

Looking forward to this

it could be worse, they might of started off as star drives with the little nipple in the middle where its got a reinforced core .........

at least with torx heads you can often drill into them with the 0.5mm bit and then tap the 0.5mm allen key into them and twist them out  if you don't have the micro sized removal kit  

god I hate doing tiny things though my eyes just aren't up to the task and the kids whilst more capable than me just don't have the knack for such things yet, I guess they need more practice so in some respects it might be simpler if they just keep being clumsy oiks and breaking stuff that has lots of pointlessly tiny bits, so long as they stop "trying to fix things solo" and doing more harm than good ....

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The little bu@@ers are out

[aaront903]

your a diamond

[sydsut]

@windows to the rescue.

[aaront903]

was it as bad as you thought lol

[Deleted]

One of them was borderline having to be drilled out but i got lucky.