Thomas from Hornby

[Zane CrowtherParticipant @zanecrowther67531]

Hi,

My son's Thomas The Tank Engine from Hornby has a triangular screw on it and I need to open it up. Where I can get a triangular screw driver for it please?

[Zane CrowtherParticipant @zanecrowther67531]

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

HI Zane,

If you google 'security bit set' you can get a whole selection – check the type you need is included. The other option is to file down the end of an allen key.

Neil

[Zane CrowtherParticipant @zanecrowther67531]

I didn't think of an Allen Key. I'll try that first before splashing out on a security bit set.

Thanks

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

?

[Jim NicParticipant @jimnic]

? +1

[Brian OldfordParticipant @brianoldford70365]

? and another.

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember53456]

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[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

I tried to file down the end of an allen key, all I got was a shorter allen key. I must stress that at no time did it in any way resemble Thomas from Hornby though.

[John HinkleyParticipant @johnhinkley26699]

One can only imagine that the mention of "security" in Neil's initial response means GCHQ have picked up on it and erased the original post!

John

[MeunierParticipant @meunier]

Thomas from Hornby is surely a Meccano or OO-related post ?
DaveD

[Perko7Participant @perko7]

Sounds like he could be a 'contestant' in the Monty Python 'Blackmail' game show

[RMAParticipant @rma]

Can someone please explain what this thread is all about????

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by RMA on 14/06/2019 09:43:48:

Can someone please explain what this thread is all about????

.

Probably only Fred Karno

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/memberpostings.asp?c=135769

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 14/06/2019 09:54:48

[JourneymanParticipant @journeyman]

Top of the thread has gone walkabout! First post is Zane asking where he can get a triangular screwdriver to fix his sons Thomas loco. Neils answer is as above and Zane has replied to say he never thought of a allen key.

I tried to paste it in from a list of Zane's posts but the formatting goes to pot.

Managed to paste it as an image.

John

Edited By Journeyman on 14/06/2019 10:04:33

[SamsarandaParticipant @samsaranda]

Is this a new system for posting questions? We put the answers first then get round to posting the question. 🤪. Dave W

[DanielParticipant @daniel]

Posted by Samsaranda on 14/06/2019 11:18:26:

Is this a new system for posting questions? We put the answers first then get round to posting the question. 🤪. Dave W

That would ensure some decent thread shift

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I think Neil may have clicked on something he should not have, I will click it again and then you will be able to see the missing posts.

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

it's all fun isn't it ?

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

I think Zane should inspect the security set as Mine does not have triangles, better safe than sorry.

[Mohammed ArsathParticipant @mohammedarsath64877]

Search in Google surely you will find a store nearby.

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

I needed a 3 flute screw driver, so I ground the end of a worn out Philips screw driver, then with the Dremel tool ground in the 3 flutes, job done, now I'v got a screw driver that I'll probably never use again.

Ian S C

[Zane CrowtherParticipant @zanecrowther67531]

I didn't have an alley key that was the right size, so I bought an iFixit driver kit in the end. I didn't want to risk stripping the screw head with a flat head screw driver that only went across two of the points.

Zane

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Butterfingers!

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