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kopgatboring

English translation: hollow torx bits


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Dutch term or phrase:torx met kopgatboring
English translation:hollow torx bits
Entered by: Luca Tutino
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18:49 Feb 21, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / tools
Dutch term or phrase: kopgatboring
"- TORX met kopgatboring:"

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"- 15x TORX , met 2 x T10 - 3 x T15 - 2 x T20, Kopgatboring 3 x T25 - 3 x T30 - 2 x T40"
Luca Tutino
Italy
Local time: 09:05
hollow torx bits
Explanation:
As lipabel says, the bits have a hole drilled up the middle (and the screws have a corresponding pin) for extra tamper-proofing (everybody carries around torx screwdrivers these days!). Googling 'hollow torx' may explain more...

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Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2010-02-24 16:18:21 GMT)
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this is of course the translation for "torx met kopgatboring"
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Olly Pekelharing
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1countersunk drill holeLucinda
3hollow torx bits
Olly Pekelharing
2central hole
André Linsen


  

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central hole


Explanation:
Ik kan me hierbij niets anders voorstellen dan dat er een centraal gaatje zou geboord/gefreesd zijn in de torx-dop of -bit.

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countersunk drill hole


Explanation:
or
countersunk hole, I believe. I cannot check it out for you now, I am swamped.

Good luck!
Lucinda

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agree  Talitha Wilsnagh: It is called a countersunk drill hole.
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hollow torx bits


Explanation:
As lipabel says, the bits have a hole drilled up the middle (and the screws have a corresponding pin) for extra tamper-proofing (everybody carries around torx screwdrivers these days!). Googling 'hollow torx' may explain more...

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Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2010-02-24 16:18:21 GMT)
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this is of course the translation for "torx met kopgatboring"

Olly Pekelharing
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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