Good torx bit set??

[skinnekid]

Is there any good torx bit set out there that anyone could recommend? I have a couple tool holders that take torx screws to hold the inserts in and I always seem to strip the torx out somehow.

 

[RayJohns]

Is there any good torx bit set out there that anyone could recommend? I have a couple tool holders that take torx screws to hold the inserts in and I always seem to strip the torx out somehow.

Are you looking for just the 1/4 inch bits?

I have a set of Gear Wrench flex key allen wrenches, which have Torx heads on them. Those are really handy.

I also have a set of the Neiko (3/8 drive I believe) torx impact bits. They are fantastic quality.

As far as just bits, they sell a nice set of extended bits on amazon. Not sure of the maker, but I could check and see if I can find my original order.

If you are just looking for the short 1/4 bits, I would say buy one of the kits, which includes torx. Try searching "security bits" or something on ebay or amazon.

Ray

 

[PixMan]

Wiha tools are excellent. I have them in Torx and Torx Plus, in regular screwdrivers and in T-handle styles.

 

[jamie76x]

Snap-on. Its a one time buy and garunteed for ever and ever.

 

[PixMan]

I believe just about all the tool manufacturers of today offer lifetime replacement warranties.

While I appreciate the (mostly) "no questions asked" policies of Snap-On and Craftsman, I prefer to buy from others. In the case of Snap-On, it's the initial cost of paying the equivalent price of two or three tools to get that forever free one. And with them it's great if you have bought the tool from the local guy with the truck. Then you get great service of the warranty. If you didn't buy it from him, it's grumble and wait.

In the case of Craftsman (Danaher) tools, it's that I actually need the warranty to which I object.

Is there any good torx bit set out there that anyone could recommend? I have a couple tool holders that take torx screws to hold the inserts in and I always seem to strip the torx out somehow.

By the way, while I am NOT assuming you might be doing anything wrong, but the second-most common reason for failure that I see with Torx screws on tooling is the mixup of Torx and Torx Plus wrenches and screws. While you can technically use a Torx bit on a Torx Plus screw (never the other way around), it will usually damage the bit or the screw.

The primary reason for failure is over-tightening. I don't think I've ever seen a Torx screw come loose, but they do seem to get tighter. This seems especially true on milling cutters for some strange reason. I only have one torque-limiting bit tool, but for when I do use it I never get screws loose, stuck or stripped.

 

[RDL]

Is there any good torx bit set out there that anyone could recommend? ...

I purchased a set of Internal, External, and Security bits from Lisle but my 35 mm appears to have suffered from the first use which is regrettable and not appreciated. I will check out the other suggestions.
Raymond

 

[Grizzly51]

Sloky has a master set that is phenomenal, but you don't want to remove torqued screws with it. Get a cheap , Hardened set of screw drives for removal and a sloky set for torquing to spec.

 

[Milland]

Project Farm to the rescue:

 

[rons]

Is there any good torx bit set out there that anyone could recommend? I have a couple tool holders that take torx screws to hold the inserts in and I always seem to strip the torx out somehow.

Are you using a torx bit in a drill chuck or turning by hand with a screw driver?

 

[John Garner]

In my 48 years in the workforce, the most-common-by-far causes of internal-wrenching failures has been either 1) not putting the driver bit all the way into the fastener socket, or 2) using a one-size-too-small driver. Sure, there are manufacturers that make superb quality driver bits, manufacturers that make good driver bits, and manufacturers that make low-quality driver bits, but I've seen far more "organic failures" leading to hardware failures than just plain hardware failure.

 

[tylersteez]

this thread is 11 years old, I'm sure he found a torx bit by now

 

[Milland]

this thread is 11 years old, I'm sure he found a torx bit by now

Nah, the OP pm'd me and said thanks for the video link.