On 5/11/2007 7:45:36 PM, Ronn! Blankenship ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Not that kind. Get your mind out of the gutter. > > > There are screws which have a hexagonal-shaped depression in the > head > which require a tool which is variously called an "Allen wrench" or > a > "hex key" to turn them. Then there are some which have a hexagonal > depression in the head but instead of being flat the bottom of the > depression has a raised bump in the center, which means that a > regular Allen wrench or hex key will not go far enough down into the > depression to turn them. (Which I think is the point.) Any of you > engineering types or handypersons know what the latter are properly > called? I need to open something to [attempt to] repair it, and it > is held together with that type of screws, and since all I have are > regular hex keys (some plain, some with ball ends), I need to know > what kind of tool to get in order to remove and replace those > screws. I've tried searching on-line for things like "hex key" and > "bump" together, with no luck so far . . . > > TIA.
Easy one! What you have is an "Allen Head Security Screw" AKA "Allen Head Tamper Resistant Screw". That little bump is there to keep people (unqualified people you might say) out. I have several security tip sets and they are somewhat hard to find. I know you can get them at Frys (well.....an overpriced mediocre set), and I have found them at a couple of computer/electronics stores. (The kind of electronics store that sells resistors and capacitors mind you) You won't find them at a hardware store. http://www.brycefastener.com/?gclid=COaY7OXCh4wCFQlFUAoddxx86Q But you can find them if you are persistant. xponent Tools Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
