It's a torx with a pin in the middle, you just need a flat screwdriver for that, the pin will keep the screwdriver locked in place and you just need to find the right width of the flat head
"Security Torx screws are often called Pin Torx due to the additional pin at the centre of the six-point star socket head. This centre pin makes it impossible to use a standard Torx screwdriver, making this type of fastening tamper-proof." Thank you everyone for the extra info, but a "security screw" is just the layman's term for the torx pin, it's also what he calls it in the video, which I am sure we all watched before commenting. 😅Peace all, thanx for the likes.
@@ItllProbablyWork Just modify an oscillating tool head next time, I've wrapped a brillo pad around one for removing paint in a tight spot for a grounding lug🎉
@@i-love-comountains3850 that would definitely be the easier option. This tool's attachment mechanism was broken though and I want to try building out a new body for it
@@ItllProbablyWork The easiest way might be to swap out the brushless motor with a DC one. If you want to garuentee a good solution you can buy a cheap esc for rc brushless motors, and an Arduino starter kit with a potentiometer. It might cost 40 bucks but it you follow a youtube tutorial or take it to an rc shop with someone who knows what they are doing you could use the potentiometer to control the speed of the brushless motor, and also add a switch somewhere in the circuit. It would be a cool project, and you could make a cool custom 3d printed case to surround you cool electronics setup.😎
@@samueldavis3288 I've worked with brushless motors before (on a Nerf blaster of all things), they're pretty fun to work with once you've got the basics down. Sadly in a followup short I found the gearbox isn't going to work quite well enough and I've got to start from scratch, so I'm just using a big DC motor
In all fairness, the security screws were kind of pointless. If the whole shell was fused together anyway. I get it, they don't want you messing with the inners of the product. But, it isn't theirs anymore. As much as companies hate it and are doing their damness to change this fact. Once you buy something. You. Own. It. They can't stop you from ripping it open and making some wacky impractical gadget. Unless they somehow have super secret assassins waiting and shank you the moment you even THINK about opening the product. Or worse, lawyers show up and serve you papers.
If you have to spend eight minutes elbow greasing, lets say, once a week, that is 54 * 8 = 432 minutes or 7 hours and 12 minutes. If working on that tool takes 5 hours but cuts down the time to wash it to 4 minutes a week it saves 216 minutes or 3 hours and 36 minutes. That is a ROI of less than 2 years. The more time you spend elbow greasing stuff, the shorter the ROI is on the tool he made. So yeah, maybe its worth it after all.
@@bazooka712and the time it took you to type that out you could’ve been making some money. See? We can say a lot about our use of time now can’t we bub
@@user-tl5bk9uv8x yes, spending every waking minute of my life making money surely has to be the healthiest way of living. A useful tool vs a 3 minute comment. Quit smoking
I can't exprss how relatable the frustration of *_"FINE, I'LL JUST EAT THE WHOLE SCREW!"_* is. I've stood on that precipice myself dozens of times, but managed to pull myself back each time.
I'm so glad they actually sell these, they make floor buffers for drills too. Shits ridiculous but cheap, effective, and gets the job done in 1/4th the time.
@@williamgray9088so by your logic it was less money and less time trying to Screw the screws out, Drill the screws out Sawzall the entire fucking thing in half
A neat trick I learned when disassembling game controllers that use security screws is that if you find the right sized flathead you can wedge it between two of the spokes of the screw head and just unscrew it like that.
Legit shit right here. Had the same issue when hydrodipping my controllers. You can also kick out the center pin with a flathead if it’s small enough which lets you use a regular hex head on it.
A little tip for security torx fasteners: You can use a flathead screwdriver and easily snap the center pin out of the head of the screw, then it's a regular torx!
Was gonna comment the same thing, or if they aren’t super torqued down, the flat drover can actually rotate the bolt when wedged against the security pin
@@alecgorman430 so we’re just gonna give up something that has worked since the beginning of time for “equality” even though the two things aren’t equal?
Spur of the moment projects in a nut shell. Experiment , hypothesis, lack of tools , expensive surprise and finally finding spot for it on the "to be continued" bench.
@@ItllProbablyWork Well while we’re at it. They also make a brush attachment for the Sawzaw (It’s kinda like a big toothbrush). I think it scrubs better than the oscillating tool attachment, although it just sucks trying to clean large flat surfaces with a sawzaw😂
Taking it apart was kinda pointless. I could design an adapter that fits it in 30 minutes and 3D printed it in 3-4 hours while im doing something else. Or he could've just grinded off the teeth on a blade and glued/bolted the brush to that.
Ryobi makes a completely waterproof rotary tool with several brushes including a few that would do dishes without spraying water everywhere. Knocked 45m off cleaning my tiled shower.
So for future refrence if your gonns drill out screws go ahead and drill out the the plastic walls instead. Use a much larger drillbit and open the screw holes up. After your done just glue the case back together.
Brother when stick-less Teflon pans start getting harder to clean it’s usually 1 or 2 things, you need to season the pan a few times or 2 THROW THE PANS AWAY AND GET NEW ONES STOP EATING TEFLON
He's not just giving himself cancer with that either. PFAS goes down your sewer line and can't be filtered out of wastewater treatment plants. That waste water is deposited back into a natural stream where there is usually a tap water treatment plant further down the line. Keep in mind there is no way to remove PFAS from your blood aside from a blood transfusion of someone who doesn't have it in them (which is essentially nobody at this point) If you have 5PPM PFAS in your blood, then your child will from within the womb. Then they eat off that same pan, and hike that 5 up to 10 and have a child, and in a few generations you're at 25 PPM PFAS families between 100 people all statistically GAURANTEED to get kidney cancer at that level.
Seems it may have been easier to modify the brush into a bit that would fit into the oscillating tool, but the dude wants what he wants and you gotta respect it.
For those star security screws, you can stick a flathead in them and wedge it between that center post and a couple of the points in either break the post or unscrew it
You are not supposed to use stiff or rough scrubbers on non-stick cookware, unless it is ceramic or copper. Anything with a "non-stick" surface applied to it will come off with too much abrasion.
Ya I'm a bit worried about that. If it becomes an issue I'll just religate it to my pots. If I do it right I should also be able to change the brush out for a softer/foam one
@ItllProbablyWork It's already happened. That's why you have food sticking to your nonstick. It's also extremely toxic and leeches forever chemicals. For instance. I've had a high quality set of nonstick for about three years. They wash off with nothing but hot water. Only use wood or teflon and never clean with anything stronger than the soft side of a sponge. Never stack, always hang. The bottom of another pan is enough to scratch it.
@@phillylove7290 that is a fair point. I generally do try to keep from scratching this one, and it's better than it looks on camera, but it's old and I got it used. It might be time to buy a new skillet. No reason not to finish this project for other stuff though 😉
A cheat way to get any bit you need is to get a pen, take out the inner workings of it, and use a lighter to melt the tip, once the plastic is starting to get gooey jam it into the screw you want to get rid of and hold it, the plastic will molt into the shape of the screw
@@martaolvera5190there's regular torx acres (aka star screws) then there's "security" torx screws which have a pin in the middle which prevents you using a regular torx bit
Sometimes you can find security drivers in larger bit sets. And if you plan to keep modifing things, then it is worth buying a set specifically of various security bits for instances just like this. I have them all over, in multiples, from all sorts of random sets... then also, a family member decided to buy me a security bit set for my BDay this year. "Gee thanks...😅... oH yEaH, I'm sure they will be good to have around just in case I need them... no, I dont have a set [of ONLY security bits] like this." I have used a security driver probably all of once for its intended screw type, but have used them more when I cant find a T25 (or whatever) but have a security version instead... so still handy to have. If it fits, it twists...
I'll probably grab a set eventually. I think what I'm going to do is develop a 3D printable bit organizer(probably packout compatable) for every bit I could ever need. To do that I'm going to need to make a list and buy good sets of each type
its not about how cheap the security bits are to buy its about the principle. i to this day refuse to buy them and just unscrew them with whatever tools i have to
fan fact most security screws can be removed with a flat head screw driver; the hard part is getting the flat head part wedged into 2 of the slots to where you can still turn the screw. its how i opened my xbox controllers before i just went out and bought a driver kit with the security bits
I clean mine with the drill and the spinning brush. The only thing is you get water all over the place so you have to cover the drill while cleaning. It works pretty damn well.
Fine, I'll just eat the whole screw is so relatable. When things dont go your way and you're to lazy to do things the long way, just use the crazy destructive option.
Scrub mounting 1: go to a hardware store 2: get a multi tool sander attachment and some cheap glue 3. glue a scrub daddy to the multi tool sander attachment When it wears out 1: use a razor blade and cut the scrub daddy off without damaging the multi tool sander attachment 2: clean glue off multi tool sander head. ( as best you can, it will need to be able to bond to the “ hooks ” on the multi tool sander attachment) replace the scrub daddy. ( Refer to step 3 above ). Battery crisis: 1. go to Lowe’s and buy a small battery and charger. Kobalt is Lowe’s brand. Also be prepared, multi tools are pretty loud when you turn them up
