Microtech screw driver

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A friend asked me to repair his Microtech OTF. It has screws with 3 small holes in the heads. Anyone know where I can get a driver to fit them?
Chip Kunkle
 
Get a file and make one. Two hole spanner bits are easily made from straight screwdrivers, that might be enough to get them off. Small plate with three holes and some hardened pins(paper clips come to mind) to make one from. There is one for sale on eBay for $122!
 
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I was hoping to find someplace that sold one at a reasonable price. I can make one, but since the screws are so small, getting 3 pins in the right spacing will take some time on the mill. I guess I will try with a two pin scewdriver/spanner.
Thanks,
Chip Kunkle
 
Suggestion for making one:
Take a tri-corner file and anneal the end. Grind back until just slightly larger than the triangle formed by the three holes. Make three .100" deep cuts to isolate the tips, using a jewelers saw or a thin cut-off disc. Remove the metal in the center with a small ball burr or similar tool. Round up the tips, checking for fit. Re-harden, temper at 500F, and stick in a dowel as a handle. It probably took longer to type this than it would to do it.( except for the temper)
 
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Not elegant, but works perfectly: two nails, one clamp. I joined just to help anyone else out that doesn't have grinders or extensive tools at home. Cheers!
 
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