"Phil Marlowe" wrote to "Roy J. Tellason" (10 Jul 103  12:14:18)
 --- on the topic of "DISPOSABLE"

 PM> Which reminds me of another problem: I vaguely
 PM> remember a thread here on how to extract one of
 PM> those screws with a star-shaped slot with a pin in
 PM> the center.  PM>
 PM> [stuff]
 PM> Did anyone find a solution to removing that type
 PM> of screww when this was being discussed here?

They sell the torx bits that remove those security screws but I simply
use a tempered flat screwdriver to break out the center pin. First I
line up the blade on edge so it catches the pin. Then I rap it sharply
in one direction then turn it around and rap it in the opposite
direction. It usually snaps off after that. If it's a pan head screw,
another method is to simply cut a slot across the head for a flat
screwdriver with a hack saw. After removing the screw I usually replace
it with a non-torx one. The security torx are far from invincible but
they sure are annoying.

 Mike
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