Torx tool screwdriver set with lifetime guarantee

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Has anyone been able to find a torx tool screwdriver set with lifetime guarantee for working on knives like Sears and K-Mart use to advertise their tools?

If possible a link or list to a set that has all the sizes needed for working on all the major knife brands?
 
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Kobalt from Lowe's ....same replacement guarantee that Craftsman USED to have.... and Lowe's are everywhere so replacement is easy if you ever need
 
Wiha and Wera are top quality brands.

If you buy top quality, you don't need lifetime warranties.
 
Those three about wrap it up.

Kobalt has some cool portable sets. Wiha and Wera are pretty much straight forward.

All are good.
 
Question for those that work on folders: Should you use the torx bits for a screwdriver set or a socket set for added leverage?
 
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22-rimfire said:
Question for those that work on folders: Should you use the torx bits for a screwdriver set or a socket set for added leverage?
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It shouldn't take more than a screwdriver to remove a screw in a folder. If a screw is especially tight then it is probably loaded with Loctite. Never try to force a screw out, you don't want to strip the head (some screws are very soft and will strip easily). If a screw doesn't want to come out using a driver and moderate effort, use a soldering iron to soften the Loctite, and then try turning the screw.

Apply the tip of the soldering iron into the head of the screw, apply heat for around 10-15 seconds, then remove the tip and try to turn the screw with a driver before it cools. If it doesn't work, repeat and apply the heat a few seconds longer until it does work.

If that doesn't work, then the screw is probably cross-threaded. And that's a whole different issue.

Many years ago, I stripped a screw on one of my first folders held together with screws (Benchmade). The screws were secured with red Loctite. Ever since then, anytime I remove a screw form a knife for the first time I always use a soldering iron. Always. And I've never stripped a screw since in the dozens of knives I've disassembled.

Taking the time to apply a little heat is a lot easier, a lot faster, and a lot less aggravating than trying to remove a screw with a stripped out head. :)
 
Wiha all the way. I have no idea what their warranty is, but I've found it to be unnecessary, as they are undoubtedly the best.
 
killgar said:
It shouldn't take more than a screwdriver to remove a screw in a folder. If a screw is especially tight then it is probably loaded with Loctite. Never try to force a screw out, you don't want to strip the head (some screws are very soft and will strip easily). If a screw doesn't want to come out using a driver and moderate effort, use a soldering iron to soften the Loctite, and then try turning the screw.

Apply the tip of the soldering iron into the head of the screw, apply heat for around 10-15 seconds, then remove the tip and try to turn the screw with a driver before it cools. If it doesn't work, repeat and apply the heat a few seconds longer until it does work.

If that doesn't work, then the screw is probably cross-threaded. And that's a whole different issue.

Many years ago, I stripped a screw on one of my first folders held together with screws (Benchmade). The screws were secured with red Loctite. Ever since then, anytime I remove a screw form a knife for the first time I always use a soldering iron. Always. And I've never stripped a screw since in the dozens of knives I've disassembled.

Taking the time to apply a little heat is a lot easier, a lot faster, and a lot less aggravating than trying to remove a screw with a stripped out head. :)
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Thanks for the comments. Sort of what I figured from a common sense point of view. This thread made me start looking at Torx bits and so forth. I noticed the socket sets for ratchets and wondered if something like this is worth having when it likely would see very limited use. I have never unscrewed at torx screw on the knife.
 
Ok .. Wiha it is. Now besides T-6 which always fail on me.

What other sizes do you all recommend for a wide variety of different models of folders.

Thanks
 
Hypermole said:
Ok .. Wiha it is. Now besides T-6 which always fail on me.

What other sizes do you all recommend for a wide variety of different models of folders.

Thanks
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Typically, you'll wind up needing the ones you don't have :D.

I solved that problem by purchasing a large selection of 1" Wiha driver bits (torx, metric hex, standard hex). They sell identical 1" bits in pairs, and they sell 1" bits in multi-size packs.

I have, and recommend the Wiha 1" torx bit set sku 71570. It contains T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10. I also have sku 71571. It contains T15, T20, T25, T27, T30, T40 (but you probably won't need those sizes). Both sets are very affordable. You would also need a bit holder/driver, but those are also very affordable.

I also have a wide assortment of Wiha micro bits for more portable carry. They can be purchased individually, or in multi-size packs.

Not all knives use torx screws. Many use hex socket-head screws.

First you buy knives. Then you buy sharpening equipment. Then you buy tools for taking your knives apart. It's an endless rabbit hole of spending ;).
 
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Always get a set of bits. Torx comes in very small sizes ,just keep trying until you get the one that fits !!
 
I have Wera and Wiha sets. both nice but expensive. I have an old Home depot/husky one that works for every knife I have. they are 6 dollars HD-74502 U
 
This ZT/Kershaw key chain torx tool is pretty handy. It has 3 bits in the handle that drop into a magnetic receiver in the end.

 
killgar said:
It shouldn't take more than a screwdriver to remove a screw in a folder. If a screw is especially tight then it is probably loaded with Loctite. Never try to force a screw out, you don't want to strip the head (some screws are very soft and will strip easily). If a screw doesn't want to come out using a driver and moderate effort, use a soldering iron to soften the Loctite, and then try turning the screw.
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We used to use Green Loctite on some military fixtures at my last job, and that was some type of permanent sealer. If you messed up the distance on the thread overhang, the whole assembly had to be ground off the unit sealed with the Green version. Management was never happy about doing that. :(

I think the Blue Loctite is breakable, but you have to read the packaging to be certain.

As killgar said, if the does not come out easily, it may be cross-threaded. That is easy to do when using electric screwdrivers for assembly. Some of the ones we had at that job did not have very good torque adjustments, and the collars for the settings would come loose.
 
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Hypermole said:
Ok .. Wiha it is. Now besides T-6 which always fail on me.

What other sizes do you all recommend for a wide variety of different models of folders.

Thanks
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There are some small Torx and Socket Head "screwdrivers" that carry bits in the handle. The ones I picked up from the home center get to very small sizes, and the bits fit the different sized screws on my Griptillian.
 
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