What Torx sets do yall use?

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NateHodge

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Im new to knives as a hobby. I have always used knives as simply a tool to work with, but the realm of tinkering is pretty new to me. I just purchased my first play knife, a PM2 in S110V with the blurple handle. Aquired a couple of scales, carbon fiber and jade, to replace the funky blue scales. Today, I went to home depot and bought a Husky torx set to do the swap. Twisted the T6 on the belt clip, and somewhat rounded off the T10 trying to get the pivot pin screws out. So in a rudimentary search on here, Wiha seems to get high remarks. Id like a sompact set, something where the bits could be stored in the handle or something. Im not big enough into it yet to build a full-on tool box, so something compact and easy to keep up with would be great for me. What are some of your favorite bit sets for disassembly/reassembly? And is there any other tools you guys recommend other than a screwdriver with a bit set?

And what do you guys use to get your best results when working with S110V? I am looking into the Wicked Edge, but for now, all I have is the DMT diamond stones in fine, extra fine, and extra extra fine, along with the spyderco ceramic stone. Will that suffice, or is there something better out there that wont cost a lot until I can get the wicked edge?
 
Wiha make great sets. But I'd also recommend Wera as well. In fact, KC tools offers a really nice set of Wera tools that they've packaged together and sell under the name Knife Maker and Maintenance set. It includes 7 individual Torx mini drivers, a rack to store them, a bit driver, and 6 Torx Torsion bits. Wera tools are German designed and Czech built. The set I mentioned is sold only as a set through KC, but the set includes Wera tools that can be purchased individually elsewhere as well. As someone who owns this set and some Wiha tools, I can attest that they are very comparable in terms of quality. I'd go as far as to say that some of Wera's tools even have a bit of an edge with respect to ergonomics.

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Wiha makes several sets of varying sizes, including a nice pen shaped driver with several bits that fit inside with a screw on back.

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In either case, if you go with Wiha or Wera, you won't likely run into issues with rounding off the tips. Both are first rate.
 
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Wiha and Felo Torx regular, Torx extended length and Torx plus. The drivers are from EOS Cases/Elite Outfitting Solutions and were only $8 each plus shipping. (They're 6061T6 with a rare earth magnet pressed in) FWIW two of the sets in my picture are compiled by me and not available as a set. You can purchase the empty Wiha holder as I have and assemble your own sizes based on need. For reference I buy T6/7/8/9/10/15/20.



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Astronaut FX said:
Wiha make great sets. But I'd also recommend Wera as well. In fact, K&C tools offers a really nice set of Wera tools that they've packaged together and sell under the name Knife Maker and Maintenance set. It includes 7 individual Torx mini drivers, a rack to store them, a bit driver, and 6 Torx Torsion bits. Wera tools are German designed and Czech built. The set I mentioned is sold only as a set through K&C, but the set includes Wera tools that can be purchased individually elsewhere as well. As someone who owns this set and some Wiha tools, I can attest that they are very comparable in terms of quality. I'd go as far as to say that some of Wera's tools even have a bit of an edge with respect to ergonomics.

Wiha makes several sets of varying sizes, including a nice pen shaped driver with several bits that fit inside with a screw on back.

In either case, if you go with Wiha or Wera, you won't likely run into issues with rounding off the tips. Both are first rate.
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I'll second this. KC Tools, (not K & C) is specifically a German tool distributor specialist. On their sight they'll tell you where that particular tool is made. Both Wiha and Wera make their tools in several locations. Both my Wiha and Felo sets were made in Germany and the Wera individual drivers I have were made in Germany. (https://www.kctoolco.com)
 
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I've had a big set of wiha for years, they are very nice quality. Moving forward, I am only buying PB Swiss - they're not alot more expensive, but the color coding is such a fabulous feature. I have the Wiha screwdrivers/hex drivers/torx in an acrylic holder and I curse them every time because the ones I have aren't marked on the ends.
 
I can't keep up with the brands but top 2 I know of is Bondhus and Wiha and my set is a Wiha set. Many of the sets you find at big retail stores are not hardened or at least not to the level that these brands are. I have mentioned it before contrary to common thought logic a harder tool is less likely to damage the screws than a softer tool.
 
I use a set of standalone Wiha wrenches, T-6-T10 + T-15. They're excellent.

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Another vote for Wiha. I'm so done with those $9.99 sets from home depot that fail after a couple uses or wear too easily on the tips.
 
I have quite a few good torx sets, WIHA, Wera, Felo, Bondhus, PB Swiss. All are good. I have a hard time saying no to new torx tools!

My favorite is my Felo t-handle with 1/4” hex and WIHA bits. The setup is awesome. I also have a few stubby handles that use the hex bits which are very handy.

One that I just bought sucks- Milwaukee Tools. The first time that I used the T6, it rounded out the tip. Very poor!
 
NateHodge said:
And what do you guys use to get your best results when working with S110V? I am looking into the Wicked Edge, but for now, all I have is the DMT diamond stones in fine, extra fine, and extra extra fine, along with the spyderco ceramic stone. Will that suffice, or is there something better out there that wont cost a lot until I can get the wicked edge?
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You may want to have a coarse DMT (and maybe extra coarse as well) and a strop.
If you just want a toothy edge, sharpening with the coarse DMT and then refining on the EEF would suffice.
 
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