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| Vintage Mac Torx | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2016-10-26 12:42:57 The school at which I work has been a Mac district since the beginning. Every now and then I find little gems. This is my latest work conquest, a vintage torx screwdriver for opening compacts. 🙂  | |
| Posted by: commodorejohn on 2016-10-26 13:30:35 Hah, nice 😀 I remember having an absolute bear of a time getting a Torx screwdriver of the right size for compact Macs some years ago - I eventually wound up ordering one with a whopping 18" blade just because I couldn't find anything closer to the right size... | |
| Posted by: TheWhiteFalcon on 2016-10-26 13:43:38 Yep, I bought an 18"er in 2014 for compacts. | |
Posted by: unity on 2016-10-26 13:46:33Hah, nice 😀 I remember having an absolute bear of a time getting a Torx screwdriver of the right size for compact Macs some years ago - I eventually wound up ordering one with a whopping 18" blade just because I couldn't find anything closer to the right size... Really? I find them pretty much at any of the major hardware stores around here, like Home Depot, Lowes and Menards. | |
| Posted by: commodorejohn on 2016-10-26 13:52:22 That's interesting - I swear I checked with the area Menards and the local hardware stores, to no avail. | |
| Posted by: unity on 2016-10-26 13:56:20 Think the one I got might be this one, not sure if longer. Goes into any of those cheap bit-changing screw drivers. https://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/power-tools-accessories/power-tool-accessories/drive-bits-sets-accessories/performax-reg-6-torx-reg-power-bit/p-1444444262187-c-10156.htm?tid=7695311589522319016 | |
| Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2016-10-27 14:15:47 I was actually thinking about getting one of these. But shipping is ludicrously expensive. I have a 'compatible' torx screwdriver at home that I made myself. I whittled the handle so it could fit through the holes... But it looks rubbish. And it's very hard to see what you're doing down there. I have to guess where the screw is... with the torx extension it would save me like...minutes! | |
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