triangle bit screwdriver

[ckeene]

where can i get a triangle bit screwdriver for one of my sons? he is having a hard time taking toys apart without it.

 

[firworks]

Which of these heads is it?

There are quite a few people would call a "Triangle screw". If it's Nintendo systems I think they use either the Tri-wing 5th column 3rd row, or the one that is 1st column 4th row.

 

[wingnut_1]

Which of these heads is it?

There are quite a few people would call a "Triangle screw". If it's Nintendo systems I think they use either the Tri-wing 5th column 3rd row, or the one that is 1st column 4th row.

 

[metaleltr]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001F3FUBK/?tag=atomicindus08-20 several options on Amazon

 

[jakemac]

I got my Silverhill set (cheap imports) off of eBay. Don't remember the seller.

 

[bonneyman]

Thanks for the graphics, Firworks. I work at a hardware store, and I made a few copies to pass around to my co-workers.

 

[firworks]

Thanks for the graphics, Firworks. I work at a hardware store, and I made a few copies to pass around to my co-workers.

I don't deserve ALL the credit... or any really:
http://www.instructables.com/id/When-a-Phillips-is-not-a-Phillips-Plus-So-Much-Mor/

 

[bert1913]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AYVJDI/?tag=atomicindus08-20

this set has 4 different sizes of the triangle bits

 

[FigureItOut]

Which of these heads is it?

There are quite a few people would call a "Triangle screw". If it's Nintendo systems I think they use either the Tri-wing 5th column 3rd row, or the one that is 1st column 4th row.

I hate this picture and the reality it represents. I'd like to live in a world with only torx and e-torx, plus Phillips but only where cam-out is actually desired.

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[jim faston]

I got my 1/4" hex shank bits from McMaster-Carr a while back:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#triangle-power-bits/=11qs0pj

 

[southalabama]

Wow. Guess it will give me a reason to buy more tools. Just bought some JIS screwdrivers and husqvarana pac man looking driver bits.

 

[Mr_fixit]

make your own with a grinding wheel and a square bit.

 

[IPACA9]

I got a little kit from Harbor Freight so that I could take my kids a Nintendo DSi apart when the hinge broke. It was maybe $7 and had a bunch of different specialized bits. Did the trick

 

[Spudland_Dave]

I hate this picture and the reality it represents. I'd like to live in a world with only torx and e-torx, plus Phillips but only where cam-out is actually desired.

Torx is cool, but I would say its best left on Industrial/Automotive applications.

I like Square drive personally...much better then Torx when working with wood screws and such.

Phillips can go with Flat/Standard heads...junk. I have yet to see an application where Cam-Out is desired.

 

[FigureItOut]

I have yet to see an application where Cam-Out is desired.

Was originally for drywall screws I believe, but with today's clutched power tools, that's probably obsolete as well.


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[derosa]

Torx is cool, but I would say its best left on Industrial/Automotive applications.

I like Square drive personally...much better then Torx when working with wood screws and such.

Phillips can go with Flat/Standard heads...junk. I have yet to see an application where Cam-Out is desired.

Came to hate square drive when attaching pump jacks to the side of the house, after the 2nd use they'd just strip out trying to drill into the old 2x's, found torx drive decking screws at the Ace and find I can reuse them time and again for projects.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

Came to hate square drive when attaching pump jacks to the side of the house, after the 2nd use they'd just strip out trying to drill into the old 2x's, found torx drive decking screws at the Ace and find I can reuse them time and again for projects.

Hmm..still love em...I reuse my square drives time & time again with no issues...gotta use the right & non worn bits is key (to any fastener really).

What I like about square and hate about torx is when using quality Square drive bits, the screws actually stay & hold in the tip without any need for a magnet or such..makes is much easier to just stab it in with the impact driver while I'm still holding the workpiece... with Torx while it wont slip when driving, its almost a mandatory 2 ********..one to hold the screw...

I'm guessing your hate of squares has to do with the bits and not the fastners..I ditched all my magnetic square tips as they always stayed "stuck" in the screw. I now just use plain extension type square drive bits so they stay in the impact driver and not the screw head. I cant see how a person can strip out a square head...just cant see it.

 

[rlitman]

...I cant see how a person can strip out a square head...just cant see it.

Try it with stainless deck screws. That's where my hate of Robertson drive comes from. Torx is MUCH less likely to cam out.

 

[d.mcfarland]

Modern Lionel Train electronics use those triangle bits for some reason.

 

[rlitman]

Modern Lionel Train electronics use those triangle bits for some reason.

So do happy meal toys (which is probably what the OP is asking about). I think it's to prevent kids who have access to a screwdriver, from being able to take something apart and release parts that are a choking hazard (for liability purposes).

 

[d.mcfarland]

So do happy meal toys (which is probably what the OP is asking about). I think it's to prevent kids who have access to a screwdriver, from being able to take something apart and release parts that are a choking hazard (for liability purposes).

Good point.

 

[IPACA9]

I took everything apart when I was a kid. Well, I still do so I guess I never grew up

 

[ckeene]

Third row- far right looks to be the one