Does anyone make a QUALITY torx wrench or bit set? Seems every time I pick up a T10, I end up twisting or breaking it. I've bought enough of these over the years to own stock in some cheap Chinese company .... Rant Over
Bite the bullet and order a Snap On or Bondhus.
That surprises me, I never had good luck with Lisle bits. I actually like most Lisle tools, but these weren't one of them.After being frustrated with all torx bits used in the past, Lisle have proven themselves to me. Also, the one I am really impressed with is the Milwaukee T15 bit I use with my 12v impact. I am still on my original one and use it daily.
Thanks guys, looks like I'll be trying some of the brands mentioned soon. The T10 is such a small bit, with not much meat there.
I prefer Snap-On for the quality of their tools and in a business environment they're my first choice.
At home, even though the quality is not the same, I'll go with Craftsman for two reasons - most times I can get two or three Craftsman widget turners for the price of the equivelant Snap-On, and when I break the tool I don't have to hunt down the Craftsman guy. Even if the local sears doesn't carry the tool, they'll send it to the house.
A lot of this problem is miss use. By that I mean it is easy to not fully insert the bit square into the fastener, that is probably the #1 killer of the T bit. Also make sure you have the correct size. Remember you are dealing with a driver that is the same diameter or slightly smaller than the fastener its self so you lose a lot of the torque advantage you have with hex. So if it is rusted use a good penetrant and maybe even a few good wraps with a hammer and a punch (the punch needs to fit inside the star of the head of the fastener). And if you get in a bind you can always use a punch slightly larger than the T size to peen the head of the bolt back down if it gets opened up. And last resort some allen wrenches will fit nicely into a torques for an emergency extraction...
Oh with the Snap On bits get the gold colored ones they seem to last the best for me, stay away from blue point.