Re: [Leica] Robertson screws OT

["Bill Larsen" <ohlen@sierratel.com>]

You should be able to find the correct bit in one of the consumer grade bit
sets designed for electric drill/screwdrivers.  I think I paid US$15 for a set
of 45 bits, handles, and adapters.  It has flat bladed, phillips, robertson,
starex, hexangonal, nut drivers and a few things I have not identified.  I
originally bought mine as a good way to customize flat bladed drivers.

Bill

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|In a message dated 5/8/00 1:26:44 PM, Paul Chefurka wrote:
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|<<I don't believe that the Robertson's failure to dominate the world
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|wood-screw market is a patent issue.  It's just that Canadians have always
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|been so much quicker than others to recognize when something has intrinsic
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|merit.  The rest of the world have stuck with slot-head (eccchhh) or
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|Phillips-head screws, much to their detriment ;-)
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|>>
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|Paul,
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|Back in my cabinetmaker days I used untold numbers of Robertson head screws.
|They are far superior to any other kind when used with power drivers.  The
|square head has a much better grip, and the driver doesn't slip out, which
|chews up the screw.  You can get screws with a combination square and
|Phillips head, but I can't imagine using the Phillips except in an emergency.
| (I'm sorry, I left my Robertson driver in my other suit) Isn't it great what
|you get to talk about on the LUG? And to think this started off on topic!
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|Richard Wasserman
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