On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:36:44 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

This is a Canadian car in fact -
built in Canada.

Because of sitting over the past couple of years, the brakes needed
repair, so I started on the project around 9 this morning.

I would just like to point out to my Canadian friends, that it's
leftie loosey, righty tighty.

Not leftie tighty, righty loosie.

~~ mutter ~~

Wait til ya find the Robertson screws!

Lloyd

"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:36:44 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

This is a Canadian car in fact -
built in Canada.

Because of sitting over the past couple of years, the brakes needed
repair, so I started on the project around 9 this morning.

I would just like to point out to my Canadian friends, that it's
leftie loosey, righty tighty.

Not leftie tighty, righty loosie.

~~ mutter ~~

Wait til ya find the Robertson screws!

Lloyd
The Robertson Screw has to be one of the finest inventions.....ever!!!

Jim

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:37:24 -0500, "Jim Carter"
wrote:

Robertson Screw

Sucks.

So Robertson doesn't really *screw* then......just sucks? ;-)

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:37:24 -0500, "Jim Carter"
wrote:


Robertson Screw


Sucks.

Bulls*it! Robertson is much superior to slot or Phillips. Torex might
come close, or of course Allan/Hex Key.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:37:24 -0500, "Jim Carter"
wrote:

Robertson Screw

Sucks.

Now you get square drive in Deck Screws.

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:37:24 -0500, Jim Carter wrote:


"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:36:44 +0000, Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

This is a Canadian car in fact -
built in Canada.

Because of sitting over the past couple of years, the brakes needed
repair, so I started on the project around 9 this morning.

I would just like to point out to my Canadian friends, that it's
leftie loosey, righty tighty.

Not leftie tighty, righty loosie.

~~ mutter ~~

Wait til ya find the Robertson screws!

Lloyd
The Robertson Screw has to be one of the finest inventions.....ever!!!

Jim

Yup, if for only the Comic Releif of watching an American trying EVERY
screwdriver in his toolbox to get it out!

But I agree: colour-coded sizes, NEVER strips, and you actually CAN hold a
screw in the screwdriver to get it to where you want it.

Lloyd

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Torx I can understand - there's more surface area to grab hold of and
you get a damn good set with torx plus you never wear the damn bits
out.

And a proper phillips will set a wood scew if you use the proper size
bit and you never have to worry about the damn things wearing out.

With the Robertson screw, the damn heads of the bits round off at the
corners when you are doing a lot of screws like a deck for example and
you go through bits like water.

Plus the damn things twist once they wear and slip like a bitch - I
damn near drove a bit through the palm of my hand once because of that
crappy design.

Robertson screws suck.

You must have been using a cheap screwdriver and screws or you were using
the wrong size bit. With the proper Robertson screws for the deck, and
with a proper hardened tip screwdriver, you could do a couple of hundred
decks with no problem.
A proper Robertson has a tapered bit to fit the screw tightly.

Jim

Bill McKee wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:37:24 -0500, "Jim Carter"
wrote:


Robertson Screw

Sucks.


Now you get square drive in Deck Screws.


Not square drive...it's 'Robertson'...another quality Canadian invention.

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
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But I agree: colour-coded sizes, NEVER strips, and you actually CAN hold a
screw in the screwdriver to get it to where you want it.

Lloyd


I wouldn't say 'never strips'. This afternoon, I loosened one that was
partially stripped by my corded Craftsman Professional drill/driver.
I was able to re-use it but the bit spun some in the slot.

"Don White" wrote in message
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Bill McKee wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:37:24 -0500, "Jim Carter"
wrote:


Robertson Screw

Sucks.


Now you get square drive in Deck Screws.
Not square drive...it's 'Robertson'...another quality Canadian invention.

Oh yeah.........well..........umm.......errrrr....... ...well my little
sister can kick your sister's ass............so there. ;-)