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 Less secure than I thought Nov 11, 2011
By Bela Lubkin
"propeller head"
I bought this thinking I was getting 35 "security bits" -- which I think of as those bits with the holes in the middle so they're compatible with "security heads" that have a pin in the middle.
Well, this set only has a total of 6 security bits: Security Torx (AKA Tamper-Resistant Torx) in sizes #10, 15, 20, 25, 27, 30. The rest are perfectly ordinary bits that you already have in 12 other kits.
I was disappointed, but in the end it was surely my fault for not having looked carefully at the picture, nor read the description. It is otherwise an OK kit.
Since I did a bunch of research to figure out what I *really* wanted to buy after this disappointment, here's what I found.
1. If you just wanted the "Security Torx" bits:
$3 Torx' own brand 7pc Torx driver security bit set --
7 torx tamper proof: #10, 15, 20, 25, 27, 30, 40
2. If you wanted a kit with Torx & Hex security bits plus a few others:
$4 SE 7519SD 33pc security bit set/$4 SE VTBT5 33pc security bit set/$7 TEKTON 2930 33pc security bit set/$14 Fuller Tool 816-3802 34pc security bit set --
9 torx tamper proof: #8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 27, 30, 35, 40
3 torq-set: #6, 8, 10
6 hex SAE tamper proof: 5/64, 3/32, 7/64, 1/8, 9/64, 5/32 (in)
6 hex metric tamper proof: 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6 (mm)
4 spanner: #4, 6, 8, 10
4 tri-wing: #1, 2, 3, 4
3. If you wanted a 100-bit kit with most of the common and moderately obscure "security" bits:
$12 Neiko RI-10029A 100pc security bit set/$19 Anytime Tools AT200430 101pc security bit set/$19 Anytime Tools AT200453 101pc security bit set --
3 clutch (type G?): #1, 2, 3
10 hex SAE: 1/16, 5/64, 3/32, 7/64, 1/8, 9/64, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32, 1/4 (in)
6 hex SAE tamper proof: 5/64, 3/32, 7/64, 1/8, 9/64, 5/32 (in)
9 hex metric: 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 8 (mm)
6 hex metric tamper proof: 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6 (mm)
8 phillips: 0, 1, 2 (x5), 3
8 pozidriv: 0, 1, 2 (x5), 3
9 slotted: 3, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 8 (mm width)
4 spanner: #4, 6, 8, 10
3 spline: #5, 6, 8
4 square recess: #0, 1, 2, 3
3 torq-set: #6, 8, 10
9 torx: #8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 27, 30, 35, 40
9 torx tamper proof: #8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 27, 30, 35, 40
4 tri-wing: #1, 2, 3, 4
$26 TEKTON 2840 105pc security bit set is similar to the above 100pc sets, with these changes:
clutch: ADD 2 bits (not sure which: given in inches vs. # sizes)
hex SAE: ADD 9/32, 5/16 (in)
hex: ADD 7 (mm)
phillips: ADD #4, "dry #2"(?); REMOVE duplicate #2s
pozidriv: ADD #4; REMOVE duplicate #2s
slotted: comparable range (starts a bit smaller); sized in inches
spline: REMOVE all
square: ADD #4
torx: ADD #5, 5.5, 6, 7, 9, 45, 50
$27 Anytime Tools AT200421 101pc security bit set is also similar, with these changes from the gaggle (& see[...]
hex SAE tamper proof: ADD 3/16, 7/32, 1/4 (in)
hex metric: ADD 4.5, 7 (mm)
hex metric tamper proof: ADD 7, 8; REMOVE 2.5 (mm)
phillips: REMOVE duplicate #2s
pozidriv: REMOVE duplicate #2s
slotted: REMOVE 2.5, 4, 6 (mm)
spanner: ADD #12
torx: ADD #5, #6; REMOVE #35
torx tamper proof: ADD #5, #6
tri-wing: ADD #5
ADD phillips ACR reduced #PR1, #PR2
oddball bits: ADD "eyebrow bit"; drywall stopper; 2mm triangle bit;
I expect I will end up getting one of the B000NPUJTO TEKTON 2840 or B005YCX8HG Anytime Tools AT200421 kits.
B0023QTESS $37 Titan 16148 148pc security bit set looks like a nice unit w/148 bits, including possibly most of the 100-piece kits + a bunch of long shank versions of the most popular ones. But it eats a big shovelful of FAIL for not listing its contents in a useful manner. (Even Amazon wants to punish it by limiting me to 10 live ASIN links per review...)
Some resources:
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NOTE: prices will obviously vary after this is posted. Also, the units in question vary in other ways (some claim to be made out Vanadium Steel, others out of used mud; some have nice ratchet drivers etc.)
 Great little Bit Set! Aug 28, 2010
By R. Russell
Great set of small bits. Used it the first weekend and it held up well.
2 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Security Bits Set, 35 pc. w/ Storage Case May 03, 2010
By ralph ferrara
the security bits are well made, but kit does not include handle. uses 1/4 inch size. using a 1/4 inch nut driver and 1/4 inch Neiko open rachet to use security bits.
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