I have gone through three sets of absolute $%*&# Chinese Torx driver sets, tightening or loosening knife screws. Two of the torx drivers being the yellow-handled ones with multiple bits available on flea bay. I just look at them wrong and the bits strip. In fact, the bits are so soft that I think they are made from molded solder rather than any kind of steel.
The problem in finding the drivers is that the Chinese knives use very small Torx screws, and the normal Torx sets donât have bits that small. I have seen ones for more money on flea bay, but didnât want to take the chance because theyâre impossible to return to China for any kind of refund. I also saw some Husky driver sets, but they were $15, and I didnât want to spend that much. Iâd rather keep throwing my money away on the âone-useâ Chinese torx sets.
Well, it turns out that the Husky Torx drivers are available at Home Despot for like $6 (SKU 165 355), and the ebay sellers are making a killing on the markup.
They are not the best quality tools I have ever seen, but I have tightened and loosened quite a few knife torx screws without incident, unlike the cheesy flea-bay drivers which were unusable basically after one use. The bits seem to be about the same hardened quality as inexpensive Ryobi hand tools. Plus, the Husky â8-in-1 Torx Screwdriver setâ theoretically is lifetime guaranteed. Strip one and get a new one free, at least thatâs what it says on the package.
Torx screw sizes are not listed on the package, but I havenât found a knife they donât fit, although Iâm sure there are some. As always, they werenât on the shelf, and a helpful HD employee had to dig through stacks of boxes, but find them he did.
Are you sure that set is made in the USA? Normally something USA made like this will say so prominently and Iâm not seeing it anywhere in the product description you linked to.
Husky, Craftsman and Kobalt all have product lineups where most of their products are now made in China. Sometimes I donât mind. Like, I have a Chinese made Kobalt plier set and a Chinese made set of Craftsman box wrenches.
But for screwdrivers, I only buy USA made and only if it says so on the package, which my set of Craftsman hobby screwdrivers does.
EDIT: I did some research and your set is made in Taiwan. You can see it on the back of the package in the Amazon link.
I have that exact same Husky Torx driver for breaking down my knives, and itâs excellent. Iâve been using it for three years now with no problems. Two of my friends picked up a couple for their knives as well.
Never said that it was made in the USA, although my original post might have been a little hazy on the Husky Torx origin ⌠What I was trying to say was that the other drivers were no-name flea-bay junk, and this name-brand junk is higher grade. But this junk works, and the other junk did not work.
If you find some u.s. made Torx drivers for a reasonable cost, please post them. I really couldnât find any reasonably priced torx drivers OF REASONABLE QUALITY in these smaller sizes made anywhere, let alone in the U.S⌠But admittedly I didnât spend days on the project.
Pretty sure this is the same set I got about 10 years ago. Not for absolute certain, but they have held up well under my use and use under friends I have lent them to. No signs of breaking yet. Supposedly made in the USA. I use a cheap 5 in 1 screw driver to hold the bits.
I picked up a couple Husky bit sets a few weeks ago. They were out with the Black Friday / seasonal sale items in the cardboard displays. I saw they had small torx bits with them so I picked up one of each kit. Haven't used them much, but did put one bit to use immediately on a knife pivot screw. Bits seem good, but the holder/driver was a bit junky. Think they were $5 or $6 each. Many still around in my store.
The husky drivers just endured a knock-down drag-out a few minutes ago with a sanrenmu knife with loctite (or something similar) on a pivot screw, and the Torx survived just fine, none the worse for the altercation.
The bits on my original ebay no-name yellow-handled sets DISSOLVED on contact with just about any screw, like I said, like they were made of silver plastic or lead. Never seen any metal so insignificant and still be metal.
Up til today, I had been using a torx set from Harbor Freight. The one in the yellow square case. Got tired of stripping and twisting them offâŚSooooooooooo⌠I
Hurried on over to Home Depot today for a set of those Husky torx drivers Iâve read about in this thread and on this forum. As it turned out, they are good tools for the price.
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I mentioned in another thread about a knife I got in with a pretty much stripped scale screw.
These bits are tough, as I had to really bear down to get that stripped screw out of there. No twisting or stripping of the bit either.
A little secret is to put a strip of Teflon tape over the buggered screw. then insert the torx bit through it. Takes up for the sloppy slack. That bugger backed right out of there.
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Great tool for $5.97 Thereâs eight torx sizes included: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10, and 15.
Oh, that little buggered screw is sitting right in the middle of the first photo.
Iâm waiting for replacement screws so in the mean time I robbed one from the center of the clip which has 3 screws. :bigsmile:
