Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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What kind of screw is this? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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EDIT: I believe I found the answer, it's something turned by this: https://ctatools.com/products/5065

Found some trash on the street that i'd like to take apart, but this screw is in my way.

It's like a hex bolt, but with 5 sides, and rounded (a bit like flower petals).

Here's another picture from the top:

I tried turning it with various tools (hard to get pliars in unfortunately), no success so far. The material is very soft, which doesn't help..

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Flat head in waiting

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

thanks, this might be just the comment I needed! Some of the screws are sunk into a very deep hole (~60mm), so it would be tough to cut a slot into those. But i'll give it a try on one of the more exposed screws, just to see if that gets me anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

🎉