Phil Marlowe wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

TW> Incidently they use both Metric and USS screws.

> That torx stuff comes in metric too?  Jeez...

PM> That's why I've been bitching. Half our stuff here in Canada comes 
PM> from Europe/metric, half US/US-S, which means 2 sets of tools as it 
PM> is.

I know what you mean.  Both of our cars are metric,  the truck is SAE. 
Except for the one wheel cylinder I replaced,  which is 10mm.  The only
metric fitting on the whole vehicle...

PM> And I have a feeling Torx is a patented brand, requiring royalty 
PM> payments. Which means other screw manufacturers will try to get 
PM> around that.

More tools!

PM> I've already seen 2 other types of Torx-like tamper-proof screws, 
PM> one with a hex-type socket instead of a star-shaped one. The 
PM> variations can be endless.

PM> Does that mean we'll have to get a separate set of bits for all of 
PM> them?

PM> I'm too old to re-tool. [g]

I've already spent way too much money on tools,  and hadn't planned to stop
just yet.  They're only making it worse...

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