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Hello Phil - 

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PM> Yah, but this stuff is =HARD=!!! But another issue: I don't
PM> see the point of using the security Torx screws in stuff
PM> for private consumption -- unless their intention is to
PM> make the product unserviceable by the consumer -- or at
PM> least give you some hassle before you can do so. What I'm
PM> trying to fix is an ordinary kitchen mixer -- not some high
PM> voltage dangerous item. So what's the point? The only other
PM> place I've seen those screws used is in public places where
PM> they -might- reduce theft and vandalism. That I can
PM> understand. 

When I lost the tip of one finger to a heavy front door of my
house the surgeon had mainly women in the waiting room of his
offices. When it was my turn to see him I asked where all the
men were these women were waiting for. He laughed and said 75%
of his patients were women. Seems woman don't get the
'training' when using blenders etc. that young men receive when
working around machinery for the first time and they lose
fingers in the process. I do know women will try to fish a
spoon from a garbage disposal unit without unplugging it first. 

I'm guessing that many woman attempt to 'fix' appliances
without unplugging them first? 

The other probability is that much of this is assembled using
automation and once they are tooled up to use a certain
fastener why retool for a different one. It is also a pain to
stock and inventory multiple types/sizes of fasteners. 

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