Hi!, On 2014-04-23 04:09, MikeS wrote: >>> What are they called, BTW? >>> >> >> We call them Torx bits/sockets but they are also known as star >> bits/sockets in other places. > > Oops; you're absolutely right, they're just normal Torx screws; for some > reason I thought they were the five point variant. > > Sorry for the detour; let's get back to memory bits instead of Torx > bits.... Just my 2 cents... Here, literally nobody knew these Torx screws until maybe the last 20 years, either. When they appeared first they also met unappreciation, and (I'd somewhat agree that) they did that for a reason. The situation became better past years with the general availability of tools but Torx is still not "that" appreciated today. People generally don't need/want to deal with them unless they have to fix modern cars and consumer stuff. Torx might have come because of some manufacturers decisions, not the metric system itself IMHO. Levente Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2014-04-23 14:00:48
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