Can't remember if I have tried the Axminster ones.... Any good?
The TS ones did not seem to fit the Wiha diamond coated Pozi bits as weel as the SF ones, and also they seem to be a bit softer. The net result was more likely to "cam out" when driving, and almost certain to kill the head when you do! Not as good for driving single handed either due to the pooorer fit.
Same as the ones Screwfix used to stock. Serrated tip and Torx head are the main features. Superb screws. Once you use them you never want to use Pozi again (even with decent bits, there's really no comparison).
Try some SpaX Torx screws...
In message , Bob Mannix writes
More info here:
Great screws. I get mine from Jewsons
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That is crying out for some uncouth reply or other ! :~)
Got too excited too soon. On checking the order I found that half of it was missing! :>(
They have moved to a new larger premise .... and tried to hack their system to cope, but gave up and have taken syatem off-line and stopped orders to month end to give them time to get it sorted.
Now I bet the IT manager or whoever project managed this is getting an earful.
Rick
In message , Rick Hughes writes
Except they are taking orders again, but limiting them so as not to overload the system.
It seems that they haven't yet got enough staff at their new warehouse.
I wouldn't be at all suprised to find out that the IT manager thought it wouldn't work in the first place and was told to shut up by some PHB ...
And they are delivering orders (eventually). Mine cam yesterday (ordered
6hrs before the site shut). It was complete and delivered to work at my request.
And then sacked afterwards as still being his fault.
Or at the very least, blamed and told to get it fixed.
I bet they had a firm of management consultants in the mix as well so that the senior managers could blame them if things went pear shaped.
.andy
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Welcome to Totally Cynical World!
Even so, I bet the head of Screwfix is s***ing himself. Kingfisher don't tolerate failure for too long.
In message , G&M writes
Indeed, it's a bit of major c*ck up. There was a claim on the UK_Selfbuild list that they are only paying the minimum wage for warehouse staff, maybe they need to offer more?
Wonder what they were paying before, maybe they moved partly to reduce their wage bill.
cheers, Pete.
Who knows, but considering that warehouses are becoming increasingly automated, wages for humans working in them are bound to decline.
.andy
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Surely the opposite. It costs a lot more to get a technician to repair the robot than pay a human robot to pick boxes off a shelf.
Christian.
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