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Screw you, safety screw!
11 years ago
(Crosspost of this LiveJournal entry)
Picture of the DIY screwdriver.
Seriously! No one needs those stupid safety screws! If someone is stupid enough to open a device and gets fried while doing so, well, that someone has (obviously) no idea what he (or she) is doing. And has learned something important: mind the sticker that says "only to be opened by trained staff".
For everyone who knows what to do and what not: here's an easy solution for at least one typ of safety screws:
► 1) Get yourself a screw driver of a suitable size. Make sure to get one with an extra hard tip.
► 2) Find a metall saw with a suitable width and cut a dent with the needed width into it. If the blade of the saw happens to be too small: angle the saw a bit or widen the cut with a file afterwards.
► 3) Have fun!
Picture of the DIY screwdriver.
Seriously! No one needs those stupid safety screws! If someone is stupid enough to open a device and gets fried while doing so, well, that someone has (obviously) no idea what he (or she) is doing. And has learned something important: mind the sticker that says "only to be opened by trained staff".
For everyone who knows what to do and what not: here's an easy solution for at least one typ of safety screws:
► 1) Get yourself a screw driver of a suitable size. Make sure to get one with an extra hard tip.
► 2) Find a metall saw with a suitable width and cut a dent with the needed width into it. If the blade of the saw happens to be too small: angle the saw a bit or widen the cut with a file afterwards.
► 3) Have fun!
The triangular-headed ones are much more effective.