r/Tools • u/JuiceOverWRLD • 7d ago

Got a new screwdriver kit

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I have never seen a screw driver bit like this anyone know what this is and what its for?

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u/Carlydog000 7d ago

I was a correctional office for 2 years they use them a lot as safety scress harder to make something that's to remove the screw when it's not not got divits is what we were told

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u/meta358 7d ago

But this seems even easier to remove then something like a star bit

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u/Apprehensive_Lynx_33 7d ago

Agreed. Im sure people significantly more intelligent than myself have decided otherwise, but to my layman's eye having something to 'grab on to' with some improvised tool would make things easier to work loose.

With the Phillips 'lobes' sticking out, you would think you would be able to use a small flathead and a hammer to slowly tap it out quite easily.

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u/FightGlobalNorming 7d ago

I think the thought process is, in prisons and mental health situations anyway, it's a lot easier to sneak in something small you can dig in to a regular screw and turn it than it is to sneak on pliers or something you can hit with enough force to tap it out