How to remove pentalobe screws without correct screwdriver?

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"'10 sec solution:'

1) X-acto blade

2) stab it on hard surface (choose wisely)

3) Stab again if not sized perfectly to fit inside

4) it should work

5) goodluck"

I took the smallest flat head I could find (still too big) and filed it to about a 30 degree angle and it surprisingly worked perfectly.

ive succeded in opening them with a carpet knife. the top of the blade is sharp and thin enough to open them. so you not have to pay or wait for opening ur iphone4

"A flat blade screw driver that fits between any two of the 5 ""lobes"" may work or between one out-pointing lobe and an opposite in-pointing lobe... unless they're in there too tight. The right tool (pentalobe screwdriver) is really the right choice. It puts the force basically equally on the right places of the 5 edges.

I tried a tri-lobe (security bit area) from Menards for the tri-lobe screw for the trackpad and it was too pointed to fit. A flatter tri-lobe is needed. I might have to spend the $$ and get the right sized tools as I plan on having to do some repairs. Then again, the tri-lobe from menards was only $2 so I might just try grinding down the tip with my Dremel.

For the trackpad screw, a small flat blade did work from one outer lobe to the left or right of the opposite inner lobe (depending if loosening or tightening), but it wouldn't work on the smaller tri-lobed screws on the keyboard side of the trackpad as they were just too small for the blade."