Construction question/US-Canada content

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

That is just about the only screw I use at home for fixing anything.
<<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_screwdriver>>

You learn some everyday...

Marc

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Marc Getty [mailto:marc@getty.net] 
> Envoy? : 4 janvier 2007 12:24
> ? : 'Bob'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : RE: Construction question/US-Canada content
> 
> 
> If I have to look it up on Wikipedia to see what you are 
> talking about, it is DEFINITELY obscure! Back in the early 
> 90s I built a huge number of decks, all with either nails or 
> philips head screws. Never once did I see "the underrated 
> Canadian invention, the Robertson screwdriver" (See:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Good_Turn>). Not once.
> 
> Here at work we use pin-in-torx and pin-in-hex for everything 
> (we don't do decks, just $4000 to $6000 podiums).
> 
> -Marc
> 
> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
> '83 VW Scirocco California Edition
> '84 VW Rabbit GTI Pickup Truck
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob [mailto:angus6@warpdriveonline.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:47 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Construction question/US-Canada content
> 
> Around here, midwest I always use Torx or Robertson. Any good 
> hardware store carries them.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Bureau" <patrick.bureau@gmail.com>
> To: <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 6:01 AM
> Subject: RE: Construction question/US-Canada content
> 
> 
> > The deck screws in the usa are philips, pretty rare finding 
> robertson
> screws
> > actually.
> 
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