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July 28, 2024

How America RUINED the world’s screws! (Robertson vs. Phillips)

Filed under: Business, Cancon, History, Humour, Tools, USA, WW1, WW2 — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Stumpy Nubs
Published Apr 17, 2024

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2 Comments

  1. Add to the joy of the phillips head driver, screws made of Chineseum alloy that is somewhere between solder, and zinc in hardness.

    JWM

    Comment by jwm — July 28, 2024 @ 11:58

  2. The last thing you want to see on any DIY project is the sheared-off tip of your Phillips screwdriver stuck firmly into the head of the last screw you need to tighten.

    Comment by Nicholas — July 29, 2024 @ 10:14

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