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    Using Torx Socket on Hex Heads

    Wow, woke up on the wrong side of the bed? I was not looking for metrinch sockets, I was curious if anyone knew whether torx sockets would work instead. Sometimes people ask about things out of curiosity, you know! Are you a moderator of this forum? Have I done something against the rules of...
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    Using Torx Socket on Hex Heads

    You're absolutely right! I haven't been searching for them for a couple of years and then it seemed they had gone out of business, since all sellers online were out of stock. I just assumed that they were out of business and didn't look properly. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
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    Using Torx Socket on Hex Heads

    Metrinch sockets, the newer versions that is, have a pattern that looks a lot like torx Female patterns. There are many reasons to use metrinch instead of ordinary sockets, and if one could use female torx sockets instead, then why not? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
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    Using Torx Socket on Hex Heads

    Thanks for looking it up! Unfortunately, those are all the older versions of metrinch kits, which are inferior since they are sure to strip your bolts. They have a sort of like "16 pointed star"-pattern in alternating Imperial and metric sizes, so that one socket fits both. The result is that...
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    Using Torx Socket on Hex Heads

    Sorry for dragging up this 5 year old thread but... Haven't anyone in here heard about metrinch sockets? They are expensive, metric- and Imperial compatible sockets which looks suspiciously much like torx sockets! I have been looking for metrinch sockets but I haven't found any online, so now I...
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