OH COME ON! Can we PLEASE kill this thread, NOW? >>> Howard Brazee <[email protected]> 7/27/2010 10:13 AM >>> On 27 Jul 2010 00:03:45 -0700, [email protected] (Maarten Slegtenhorst) wrote:
>On the matter of screws: >I own a 91 Jeep Wrangler with a lot of torx screws and in time the torx-hole >becomes a round hole. >Allan-screws are a bit better but still have the same problem. > >I personally prefer hex-bolts. >Just too bad that Chrysler used both metric and inch sizes on my Jeep. Hex bolts only work when we want to end up with a head sticking out. Torx, Allen, & Robertson (and Phillips & flathead) can be flush. But when they are appropriate, they work the best. I'm quite happy with Allen for most everything else though. The round-hole bit can become a problem if people are sloppy. One nice thing is that a set of Allen wrenches can be all in one tool, so we have all the sizes without going back to the tool box - or without using the wrong size, creating that round-hole problem. Using an electric drill people can prefer Phillips - but a stripped Phillips is worthless. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this material in error and that any forwarding, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the material is strictly prohibited. If you have received this material in error, please (i) do not read it, (ii) reply to the sender that you received the message in error, and (iii) erase or destroy the material. Emails are not secure and can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
