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I will admit, I've always just used whatever cheap Torx wrenches I have around the house to work on my knives. I got really, really tired of stripping heads. It seems like the cheap wrenches allow you to get sorta tight, then either the wrench (most of the time) or screw (it's happened to me) strip and then you cannot really get it tight again.

So, a few weeks ago I contacted Spyderco and they sent me three brand new screws for my Yojimbo 2. I figured that would be an appropriate time to purchase some quality Torx wrenches. I did my research, and I found a brand called "Wiha". Perhaps some of you have heard of them, I had not.

They're not cheap, but the are by far the best quality Torx wrenches of this size I've ever used. I actually worried I was over-tightening the screws this time. Nothing slipped, stripped, etc. All good to go!

Wiha 36392 L-Wrench Set

Anyone used these before?

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19 minutes ago, Hozzie said:

Yep, they make good stuff.  If you ever need a good set of drivers, this set is nice.  As you say, not cheap, but worth it.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000T9XUI6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I don’t know that you can truly appreciate a screwdriver with good tool steel that’s been appropriately hardened until you’ve used one. 

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14 minutes ago, MacGyver said:

I don’t know that you can truly appreciate a screwdriver with good tool steel that’s been appropriately hardened until you’ve used one. 

Or a gunsmithimg screwdriver that actually fits the slot. Sometimes good tools can actually save you money.

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3 hours ago, KahrMan said:

I am not familiar with that brand. I am definitely going to look into them though. 👍🏻

Wiha make the best I have always used them 

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11 hours ago, MacGyver said:

I don’t know that you can truly appreciate a screwdriver with good tool steel that’s been appropriately hardened until you’ve used one. 

I agree, but its interesting how thats exactly the reverse of the original intent of the Phillips head. The Phillips head design was intended to be a torque limiting device. The driver was supposed to be softer and cam-out to prevent over tightening and damaging the fastener... it was easier to replace the tool in a production environment. 

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14 minutes ago, peejman said:

I agree, but its interesting how thats exactly the reverse of the original intent of the Phillips head. The Phillips head design was intended to be a torque limiting device. The driver was supposed to be softer and cam-out to prevent over tightening and damaging the fastener... it was easier to replace the tool in a production environment. 

Yeah, that idea didn't work as intended. 

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1 minute ago, Quavodus said:

Yeah, that idea didn't work as intended. 

Actually it did. The demand for higher installation torque and consumer usage is what has driven the design changes. Consumers don't want their tools to wear out quickly while industry is happy to replace tools if the cost of the tool is less than the cost to rework the product. 

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1 hour ago, Ronald_55 said:

You guys forget, the wizard doesn't pick the Torx wrench, the Torx wrench picks the wizard......

We need a proper sorcerer to remove to scourge of Torx from the realm.

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