JIM HOLSONBACK wrote
 
----------TORX
 
> Hello, Phil. Recently, Jasen B. was recently
> playfully prodding you about - -
 
 He was? Why that rascally !%&$#(*#{at}# !!!
 
 He'll be receiving a package of live Canadian
 mosquitoes in the mail shortly.
 
 JB> you could buy the tool :)
 
 PM>  I know that!
 PM>  I'm just being cranky and difficult. [g]
 
> Hee!  Well, just read below and _quit it_!   [;-D.
 
 [g]
 
> Hard to tell these days with Telnet and all where
> folks are located. Do you have any Ace Hardware
> stores in your area?
 
 None here in Montreal that I know of. But we have
 lots of outlets that might carry it -- Home Depot
 and the like. Just haven't got around to checking
 yet, having so many other projects backed up.
 Besides, the appliance isn't mine -- I'm waiting
 for the howls of complaint about why I'm taking so
 long. That'll prod me into action.
 
> I had a few minutes to spare this afternoon on my
> way to a meeting, and on a lark, pulled in to one
> of the larger ACE Hardware stores in the Orlando,
> FL area. I asked about if they had any tamperproof
> torx bits.
 
> They did. BIR, under their store brand, and
> labeled under the alternate name - - as "Security
> TORX" bits. They had a number of different sizes,
> starting at least as small as T8, and I know I saw
> one as large as T35.
 
> The "Helpful Hardware Man" (per the jingle in
> their TV and Radio ads here) there at ACE
> encouraged me to bring in my appliance (Mr.
> Coffee machine, in my case) so we could pick the
> right size bit for my need.
 
> Prices started at USD $1.29 for the smaller sized
> bits. At that price point, I say that it isn't
> worth the trouble and frustration to fiddly-phart
> around with any of the alternate methods of
> getting those screws out of there. I'd just take
> my appliance down there, ask the salesperson to
> help me pick the right bit, and take them home and
> go to disassembling.
 
 Good to know. And thank you for taking the trouble
 to gather and pass on this information.
 Much appreciated.
 I guess that's what I'll be doing.
 The delay is due to some catch-up stuff that has
 priority... a long list of it.
 And I was just indulging in a bit of grumbling
 before I got around to it.
 
 
 
 

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