Amazon daily bargain was not such a bargain
By Lawrence I. Charters
July 17, 2010
Amazon offered this as one of their daily bargains, and as I needed a set of torx tips, I sprang for it. And found it disappointing.
Despite the claim that it was a professional set of tools, the fit and finish were less than impressive. The handle, which has various switches and ratchets, rattles, which is not a good sign. Some of the tool tips don’t fit well, and a few have me baffled as to how they could possibly be usefully employed.
Update
Some notes: torx screws are often found in electronics, such as personal computers and networking gear that the manufacturer doesn’t want you to fiddle with. The screw heads don’t work with a standard Phillips or flat-bladed screws, and the torx screws come in sizes from small to absurdly tiny.
Given that there is precious little room for error when working with such electronics, the shoddy workmanship of this set became a burden, and it has been relegated to the dustbin of unused tools and parts.