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    Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way

    Lance Armstrong's 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg

    Foolproof Black & Decker LI4000 SmartDriver Screws Perfectly Every Time

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    08/19/09

    In reply to Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way

    I am really going to have to get these. I can't tell you how many times I have used my Utilikey. These would be a good addition.

    Check out Thinkgeek for ordering goodness on the utilikey if you are interested. Its just nice to have some useful tools always at the ready.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/18/09

    In reply to Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way

    What no Robertson? The best screw and driver in teh world!
    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of macserv macserv
    08/18/09

    In reply to Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way
    If an exterior door is installed properly, you won't have access to any of the screws holding it in place.
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    Image of Captian_Caveman Captian_Caveman
    08/18/09

    In reply to Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way
    I have actually had a set of these for sometime. I picked them up at a hardware store and mine came with a bottle opener too. The main difference is that the ones I have are Chrome instead of black.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/18/09

    @Captian_Caveman: What's wrong with black? Racist!
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    08/18/09

    In reply to Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way
    countycomm.com is da best!
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    Image of shenanigans61 shenanigans61
    08/18/09

    @SigmundTheSeaMonster: Agreed. I ordered some paracord, a micro widgie bar, and an FS104 metal match from there...good stuff.
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    Image of 1shado1 1shado1
    08/18/09

    @shenanigans61: What, no grappling hook?
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    08/18/09

    @1shado1: Sold out.
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    Image of David Frederick Becker David Frederick Becker
    08/18/09

    In reply to Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way

    I'd rather have one of these.
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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    08/18/09

    @David Frederick Becker: ive had one for a while. super handy, but i prefer this.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    08/18/09

    @danger the pirate (now with google voice!): LeatherMan? That's something/one you's find at the Blue Oyster Bar. I prefer something....manlier. Like my Gerber Multipliers.
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    Image of CaseyG CaseyG
    08/18/09

    @David Frederick Becker: I have one. It's great for small, but not tiny screws, and cutting anything less than 1/4" thick. Using any real torque on the phillips head puts your fingers at risk, because you have to open the knife blade to use it. The flat head isn't *quite* thin enough to turn the screws on my glasses.

    After watching this video, I'm looking at which of my screwdrivers I could sacrifice to make my own...
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    GitEmSteveDave_RunsFromBestBuy promoted this comment CaseyG was starred CaseyG was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    08/18/09


    @CaseyG: You could buy some replacement screwdriver bits that will fit into a drill chuck, like the two sided ones(phillips on one end, flat on the other) or the regular one sided ones, like these, and either pound them down yourself and sand them smooth, or bring them to a metal shop with a press, and see if they will squish them for you.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/18/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_RunsFromBestBuy: I'd really like to see you trying to "pound" case hardened steel. Don't forget to post the video on youtube. Sanding wouldn't work well either. The machine press might work, but the word "overkill" comes to mind since we are discussing a $5 item.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    08/18/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_RunsFromBestBuy: Better yet, try this guy's stuff: [www.atwoodknives.com]
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    08/18/09

    @Gary_7vn: I didn't say they had to be "case hardened" ones.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/18/09

    @AmphetamineCrown: I had a look, very good build quality. Designs are amazing! Put me down for 10!
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/18/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_RunsFromBestBuy: Not trying to give you a hard time, but I think that all bits are very hard, Hrc 62, and up.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    08/18/09

    @Gary_7vn: Not the cheap China Harbor Freight bits I get.
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    08/18/09

    In reply to Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way
    "but the Phillips and flat head tips could take a majority of that door apart"

    But for this the door would need to be open.
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    Image of angelzero angelzero
    08/18/09

    @switchblade saints: unless, as is the case in many office buildings where doors must open outward from offices due to fire codes, the hinges are on the outside of the door.
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    08/18/09

    @angelzero: but then you wouldn't need a screwdriver, just something to push the pins out of the hinge.
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    Image of TripZ TripZ
    08/18/09

    @switchblade saints: Actually in commercial construction we use what are called "NRP" (non-removable pin) hinges for exterior doors. They have a set screw going into the pin, from the inside of the door side of the pin. You have to have the door open to remove the screw to remove the pin. Otherwise you ain't getting that pin out.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    08/18/09

    @angelzero: the screws are between the door and the jamb; in the closed position they are inaccessible. And most exterior doors have non-removable pins.
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    08/18/09

    In reply to Screw Keys Open Doors the Hard Way
    Can you elaborate on what these are/were used for? Were they used to unlock doors? Or to disassemble door hinges or something?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    08/18/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: I would imagine that they are just used like regular screwdrivers, but have a key ring for convenience.
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    08/18/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: That's what I thought but the article threw me off

    "Screw Keys can't be fashioned by your local Ace to unlock your door, but the Phillips and flat head tips could take a majority of that door apart."

    Also, the video on the "Screw Key" source website talks about taking off hinges of a door with it in which case you could just use a regular screw driver no?
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    Image of Mac the Tard Mac the Tard
    03/25/09

    In reply to Lance Armstrong's 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
    So is he groin to drive his bike in the Turd of France or the Turd of Lance?
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    03/26/09

    @pabst: I don't understand this sentence at all.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    03/25/09

    In reply to Lance Armstrong's 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
    Sometimes I walk through metal detectors in airports with my Mac Pro balanced on my head and buckets of water in each hand. Sometimes the detectors go off, sometimes they don't. Depends on the airport. Thing is, since I dress in a Burka when I travel, most security personnel assume I'm one of those tribal women they've seen on the Discovery Channel ferrying cooking supplies back to my village, and let me pass.


    So, even though I don't have 12 screws and a metal plate in my collarbone, I guess what I'm saying is that I can kind of relate.

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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    03/25/09

    @frigg: I walk through with a chocolate revolver. Then I laugh when it doesn't go off.
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    Image of TonyLaelap TonyLaelap
    03/25/09

    In reply to Lance Armstrong's 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
    The plate and screws are not sufficient to set off a metal detector. I have a 10-hole plate from the same ORIF procedure on my collarbone, and have never set off a detector. The wand they use for the search will go off when they pass over the area.
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    Image of Brian Lam Brian Lam
    03/25/09

    @TonyLaelap: you'd think, but it sets off the hand wands every time. Ask Jason, he's seen it when we travel together for work, at least 6 or 7 times. i'll get a video next time.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    03/25/09

    @Brian Lam: Do you carry a card in your wallet explaining your metalness?
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    Image of f3rg f3rg
    03/25/09

    In reply to Lance Armstrong's 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
    Lance cheats; screw him. Oh, I guess they just did.
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    Image of enm4r enm4r
    03/25/09

    @f3rg: Lemond? Is that you?
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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    03/25/09

    @enm4r: the tone seems more Indurainish
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    03/25/09

    In reply to Lance Armstrong's 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
    Brian, why is it I couldn't read this article past your anecdote about "screw shavings"?
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    03/25/09

    In reply to Lance Armstrong's 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
    I think the extra oxygen he injects into his bloodstream is still much cooler.
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    Image of 3o01 3o01
    03/25/09

    In reply to Lance Armstrong's 12 Screws and Metal Plate in Collarbone Make Him a Low-Grade Cyborg
    Wow, I'm looking forward to watching him. :)
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    03/25/09

    @3o01: We can use the webcam I installed in his bedroom.
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