And of course an old bit, files and a dremel grinder you can make your own
bits - had to do that to disassemble the bearings in my Ford pickup - made a
spanner from an old socket wrench.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Tothwolf
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:45 AM
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: OT? Apple Stylewriter problems (update)
On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Russ Blakeman wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
> > On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
> > > On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, Geoff Reed wrote:
> > >
> > > > Anyone know of a source for a screwdriver that will turn the
> > > > security screws in a N-64. I have one and a child was so
> > > > thoughtful to try to use it as a piggy bank... i don't wanna fire
> > > > it up 'till I get the pennies out of it...
> > >
> > > Are the screws recessed like the ones used for the game cube? If
> > > not, MCM sells bits that will fit. I have a url somewhere of a guy
> > > who imported a number of those specialty screw drivers, but I'll
> > > have to find it. He wanted top dollar for them, I do remember that.
> >
> > Looks like he has gone up on the price, $50 for a pair. Heres the url
> > anyway: http://www.gamesx.com/misctech/gamebit.htm
> >
> > Might be worth calling places like Jensen Tools and seeing if they can
> > special order external line head screwdrivers.
>
> Jensen tools will have them if MCM doesn't.
MCM sells the 2 sizes of external line head (gamebit) bits, but they don't
seem to sell external line head drivers. Jensen would probably have to
special order them, but they might stock those now.
-Toth
Received on Sat Jan 19 2002 - 09:26:05 GMT