I'm doing some work on my trailer and came across a screw that looks like a torx head but has 8 points instead of 6. I've checked a few local shops for the bit but have had no luck. What is this bit called and who sells it?
Yeah I emailed the maker of my trailer and learned about the square drive #2 bit. Said it was faster in the factory to use the 12 pointed screw or the triple square. Pretty cool.
Doesn't avionics have such screws? I'll dble check but I have such screwdrivers and they use the same color handle code sizes, Black, Red, Green (#3, #2, #1) as the Robertson (actual name of square). They were indirectly given to me from airplane engine mechanic.
the bits might not be , but spelling class was ... i have those bits in my tool box at work and have always wondered WTF they were for , i work on cars (collision) and have NEVER seen that style bolt/screw/whatever
Ive seen this repeated thru the years several times now: manufacturer of a product decides they dont want the consumer taking it apart, so they use oddball fasteners or come up with a completely new fastener, since very few ppl (if anybody) will have the proper tool to remove it. So then Snapon, Matco, MAC, etc step up and start making tools to fit. The consumers go right on taking stuff apart they probably shouldnt, and the manu comes up with yet another oddball fastener style...