Pesky Triangular Tamper-Proof Screws
So my coffeemaker broke again, this time something completely unrelated to the previous problems, but that's a story for another time. This time I needed a tool to get at these triangle shaped screw heads. These are made to be tamper-proof so that the average Joe can't open up their own coffeemaker, Nintendo DS, Roomba vacuum, various Happy Meal toys and many other things.
Neither Sears or Home Depot carried stuff like this which makes tampering with these tamper-proof products slightly more difficult. Security through obscurity, I suppose. The screwbits for this kind of screw head can only be mail-ordered (like from McMaster-Carr). No worries though. I busted out my trusty Dremel and shaved down an old allen key. After some trial and error, I had a nice little tool to fit the triangle.
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I fix a lot of my childs toys and other products too, so a trusty tool would be worthwhile to have... I will try your idea if no other alturnitive happens in7 days.
TY for sharing you info.
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