[modeleng] Allen heads

First TorX I recall having to deal with were involved with automobile 
headlights -- securing or adjusting, I no longer remember which.  More and 
more it seems the design of fastener heads is driven (sorry 'bout that) by 
the need to expedite mechanically operated fastening processes.  Charles


> Hi to all,
> While on the subject of fixings,Does anyone know when TorX started to be 
> used.
>
> there seems more and more way of bolting and screwing and the head shapes 
> are always changing, all electrical goods coming in from the far east with 
> that screw we don't seem to have a tool to undo it so that we can repair 
> it(built in obsolesance!!!)
>
> yours John Burridge

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