Need tp locate small Pentagon female bits or sockets

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redneckalbertan
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Re: Need tp locate small Pentagon female bits or sockets

Post by redneckalbertan »

I've found security driver ers in electronic stores. For example: MRO, and Active Electronics.
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Re: Need tp locate small Pentagon female bits or sockets

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dly31 wrote:It might be feasible to make a copy of the screw and use it to hot forge a fitting socket.
Good suggestion, but I don't have the knowledge skill level or tools to accomplish that. But I would like to learn how and would probably invest in those tools because I am often running into this type of problem.
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Re: Need tp locate small Pentagon female bits or sockets

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I suggested that because I have heated worn out Phillips screwdrivers and hammered them into new screw slots and it restored the tip shape pretty well.
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