Do You Have The Right Tool For Your X-Metal?

[tele]

I suppose even the screwdriver needs to be special for X metals.

 

[mjt42]

I suppose even the screwdriver needs to be special for X metals.

Yes it does!! Use of an inferior quality Torx tool often results in stripped heads. Many people have found out the hard way....!

 

[tele]

I guess it's better to play it safe than pay premium for oakley screws , if one can find them

 

[SEAN WAYNE]

Got this one as my back up from Lidl (german shop) . Same price as the wiha but is sold as a tool kit. Same quality and a steal for the price.

 

[mjt42]

View attachment 192566 View attachment 192565 Got this one as my back up from Lidl (german shop) . Same price as the wiha but is sold as a tool kit. Same quality and a steal for the price.

Very nice - I will have a look in my local Lidl for one. Be cautious of exerting too much pressure with the over-sized handle tho....

 

[NoFair]

Wera are also very good (and expensive) imho smaller torx screws really demand better tools than large ones. The room for error isn't big on a small T6, while a T30 doesn't require as close tolerances to work well. The sizing is often a bit off on lesser quality tools and a too small T6 will easily damage the screw.

 

[SEAN WAYNE]

The one at Lidl , the telescopic extender can also be removed. Very handy little tool.

 

[kronin323]

Same quality and a steal for the price.

How do you know they're the same quality? What kind of steel are they made of?

 

[SEAN WAYNE]

How do you know they're the same quality? What kind of steel are they made of?

Both are of vanadium steel Sir, the tip of the T6 of both brands are identical in terms of its size.
Rubbish 3euros T6 were cut crudely. Just my opinion.

 

[THE X-MAN]

Get rid of that crap and get something with a hardened fine precision point, multitools are is only as good as the price you pay for them. I want my tool to do one specific thing and that's it. Frank is going to have fun with this statement