Things I learned today about the Torx Fastening System

Yeah when you see how lame the Allen Key / 6 point hex key is, in terms of gripping and depth of bite into restraining material - the Torx wins hands down. The Allen Keys are basically bullshit as a fastening system. https://upload.wikimedia.org/w....ikipedia/commons/thu

Oh yes and blue loctite on the litle screws also help to stop handle movement when making rapid uturns middle of the night.. these things can handle a wicked drop with only cosmetic damage

Turns out that when someone elses tyre went over it, the blade might have a bees dick of bend, but the body is dished inwards sort imperceptively if your not looking for it, and quite a lot when you know what to look for. Going to dismantle it tomorrow and straighten the bent side back out.

Otherwise people will think I am common and vulgar.

@clivemcd: Out of lock tight - but it is well cleaned by washing it in hot water and soap and a tooth brush and then dewatered with a water displacement spray and a shake and a dry and then lubed with sheep grease based metal protector, and then a good wipe over and into a dust / dirt resistant plastic lunch bag.... Going to strip, clean / degrease/, straighten, and then reassemble like a hand built watch....

@Life_N_Times_of_Shane_T_Hanson: Good luck with the project. Fun stuff. I've never been good at straightening things. First too little then too much.. never just enough.

Sucks that it was driven over. Didn't look to bad in the vid

@clivemcd: Well it's like fucking your wife in the arse for her first time - you gotta ease your way into it. ==== https://www.mgtow.tv/v/LbCoNc ====== https://www.mgtow.tv/v/1QEWNv ====== https://www.mgtow.tv/v/MjIG4T ====== https://www.mgtow.tv/v/LqxTFa ====== https://www.mgtow.tv/v/DICgxl ====

@clivemcd: A lot of things suck... but at least I showed the intiative to get off my arse and go and look for it in the early morning sun AND I found it, AND the damage is correctable... It won't come out of it absolutely perfect, only perfect. That is close enough. I have a few nice hammers to work it back into dead level and straight. I like hammers.. They are precision instruments. Rather partial to making good solid domed head rivets.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBctd88yzPw

https://www.youtube.com/@keithappleton/videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhhNwSeLSjk