Spax Screws

[Doug Brown]

What's not to like about a screw? ;).

Newfoundland (note the capitalized "N", are big friendly beasts but the darned things are about the size of a Shetland Pony and I would hate to have to feed one. Also, 1982 was still a bit too close to the adoption of the red maple leaf flag. I know even my dad, a WWII vet, swore that his flag was the Canadian Ensign (small Union Jack on a red field with the Canadian Coat of Arms in the corner) 'cause that was the flag he served and fought over. So I imagine that in 1982 there were still a lot of vets and others to whom the red maple leaf was too new, too different or whatever.

But a Robertson Screw! It doesn't get any better than that!

[Michael Daly]

I'd agree - the best out there.

BTW, Robertson was quite a prolific inventor. He also invented the tracer bullet in WWI.

Mike

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Did you verify that with Mrs. Robertson?

[Grandpa]

[Daniel]

Phillips bits are designed to cam-out when overtorqued.

Robertson/square bits are designed not to cam-out when overtorqued.

Slot bits slip out very often...

Grandpa wrote:

[Michael Daly]

A Robertson screwdriver will hold the screw and allow you to drive the screw with one hand. With a Philips, you have to use one hand to hold the screw and the other to drive it. This makes it much easier to drive a screw in an ackward spot with a Robertson. After a lifetime of using Robertson and all the others, I'd have to say it is the best overall.

Mike

[Robert Bonomi]

Don't ask the Secretary.

".... if caught or captured, the Secretary will disavow all knowledge.." :)