My boat was built in Canada. All Robertson screws with only a couple of exceptions where I expect they were replaced at some point. Boat came with a good selection of tools that included the Robertson drivers. I have come to love them. Brought a box assorted sizes in stainless steel to keep aboard, no more Phillips head for me.
Slot Head Screws
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Blue Crab
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Leeroy Jenkins
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@justsomeguy! ... I didn't want you to miss this one. Missing a comma or ...?
justsomeguy!
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@justsomeguy! ... I didn't want you to miss this one. Missing a comma or ...?
Just a capitalization error so far. Meh.
Grande Mastere Dreade
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maybe one but not totally, but it came out, i got the necessary ones out with a philips so I could remove the sole.. reminder, if you don't pump out your boat regularly or keep the bilge pump battery charged, check your wood... it's gone from a quick and dirty job to it's going to cost a few boat bucks to get it fixed.. which reminds me , it's time to sand and varnish the wood again on my boat.. also, if you strip a screw head, take the time to remove it instead of leaving it for the next guy...
Blue Crab
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Let us not omit the greatest screw removal tools invented ... so far.
A friend of mine asked me to build something for him out of wood. He is a good friend but not a GREAT friend (like, geez, I don't mind spending a few hours putting something together but a few beer in return would be nice). I will build stuff for him. But I will use up my supply of very old slot screws in the construction. Am I evil?
Point Break
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Yes............but it is funny.........
Blue Crab
benthivore
I'm underwhelmed by your reaction. Help me understand how people pick their proper nouns improperly. Or, has he named his lathe? Help a brother out.
MR.CLEAN
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Robertson couldn't patent the screw head because of prior art. He patented a machine that cold-formed the screws, that patent expired in 1928.The reason that Robertson screws do not predominate is due to the fact that he would not license them. He had been screwed (
One story said Henry Ford wanted to use them in his cars but because Robertson would only sell them to him and not give him a license it meant that Phillips got the contract and the rest is history.
I remember that Robertson didn't want to pay american lawyers to deal with Ford, thought they were all on the take (and probably wasn't far off). Apparently Ford used robertson heads in Canadian plants were there was plenty of supply, but without a license agreement they could not be guaranteed for american supply needs so philips it was.
justsomeguy!
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That possibility did not occur to me. Thanks!
Mrleft8
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If you were truly evil, you would use a combination of slotted screws, Phillips head screws, Robertson screws, Torx screws, and Frearson screws. All of them slightly cammed out.
Olsonist
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Frenemy.
Point Break
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The lathe prefers to be known as “they”.
Quickstep192
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Olsonist
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Chuck Norris does not use autocorrect. If he misspells a word, the dictionary changes.
Mrleft8
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Some lathe parts prefer to be referred to as "Charles". "Chuck" is such a common part's name.
Some of these parts are related to the Morse's, of Morse taper fame. Others are keyed, which is typical of some types..... And still others are screwed. (Sucks to be them)
Quickstep192
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Chuck with Jaws
