<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - GameBoy Screws]]> 2012-03-01T00:26:12Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/6060/gameboy-screws/ <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> celsius wrote:

Don't get me wrong, I'm totally for supporting the scene and kitsch offers quality products, amazing customer service (by any standard) and is a super nice dude to boot!

But we're not comparing apple and apples here. Kitsch offers a much better tri-wing than the one I linked but if you are only going to use it once in a blue moon those deal extreme jobbies serve their purpose well. Some people can't afford to pay a premium for stuff like that, y'know?

A big plus for US folk, I guess, is the faster shipping time. The shipping time from DX with standard (free) shipping is typically 2 weeks, and I've had it take 4 weeks at one occasion. This was to Sweden, but still it gives you an idea of what to expect.

Btw, I'd strongly discourage you from using a flathead screwdriver and force. Even if it might work, you're going to wear out the screws, which might give you trouble later.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nitro2k01 2012-03-01T00:26:12Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91644/#p91644 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> defiantsystems wrote:

If you're really cheap you could just jam a flat head in there. I've done it, it works.

Me too, but I wore out some of the screws to the point where I almost was unable to remove them. You really gotta measure your strength and be patient and maybe just buy a tri wing.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Xuriik 2012-02-29T23:59:24Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91637/#p91637 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> celsius wrote:

Don't get me wrong, I'm totally for supporting the scene and kitsch offers quality products, amazing customer service (by any standard) and is a super nice dude to boot!

But we're not comparing apple and apples here. Kitsch offers a much better tri-wing than the one I linked but if you are only going to use it once in a blue moon those deal extreme jobbies serve their purpose well. Some people can't afford to pay a premium for stuff like that, y'know?

If you're really cheap you could just jam a flat head in there. I've done it, it works.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/defiantsystems 2012-02-29T21:05:44Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91614/#p91614 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> Don't get me wrong, I'm totally for supporting the scene and kitsch offers quality products, amazing customer service (by any standard) and is a super nice dude to boot!

But we're not comparing apple and apples here. Kitsch offers a much better tri-wing than the one I linked but if you are only going to use it once in a blue moon those deal extreme jobbies serve their purpose well. Some people can't afford to pay a premium for stuff like that, y'know?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/celsius 2012-02-29T20:55:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91607/#p91607 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> celsius wrote:

And if you want to go for a budget option then there is always dealextreme

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trigram-sc … d-wii-1887

Can't beat $0.99 with free shipping!

Support the scene! Kitsch and Nonfinite, yea!

Or do whatever you want.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/defiantsystems 2012-02-29T20:38:39Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91603/#p91603 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> Awesome, thanks. 8D

]]> https://chipmusic.org/HolyNegative0 2012-02-29T12:17:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91553/#p91553 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> And if you want to go for a budget option then there is always dealextreme

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trigram-sc … d-wii-1887

Can't beat $0.99 with free shipping!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/celsius 2012-02-29T06:51:38Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91536/#p91536 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> There's a US based company called Moody Tools that makes hands down the best tri-wing screwdriver I know of. The nicer ones that Kitsch sells are perfectly nice, but Moody's are the most durable for sure. They cost a few dollars more, of course.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kineticturtle 2012-02-29T05:21:33Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91530/#p91530 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> If you want some cheap screwdrivers (and possibly lots of them) you could try dealextreme. I got a few from them a few years ago. Still holding out, even though I use them to unscrew philips-head screws sometimes.

Edit: they're usually just called tri-wing screwdrivers or Nintendo screwdrivers.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/munchluxe63 2012-02-29T04:55:41Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/91527/#p91527 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> Thanks, man. Will buy. 8D

]]> https://chipmusic.org/HolyNegative0 2012-02-09T23:32:48Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/89289/#p89289 <![CDATA[Re: GameBoy Screws]]> http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/hi … crewdriver
http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/tr … crewdriver

tri-wings

]]> https://chipmusic.org/kitsch 2012-02-09T22:59:41Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/89287/#p89287 <![CDATA[GameBoy Screws]]> I recently got a couple of free GameBoys from some friends, and some of them are rather dirty, and others I wish to paint. My main problem is the screws. My family has hundreds of screwdrivers, yet not a single one fits the three-bladed screws that hold together all my GameBoys.

Does anyone know where I can find these screwdrivers, or what to look for as far as brand or size? Is there a specific name for these screw-heads, like there are for flat-head or Philip's?

Please help.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/HolyNegative0 2012-02-09T22:53:32Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/89286/#p89286