squarescrews.co.uk

[Mr Fizzion]

Just in case anyone wanted some "square screws"! :-)

Mr F.

[John Cartmell]

Very many thanks! I'd given up on getting a decent range in the UK. ;-))

[Ian Stirling]

Don't be stupid, they wouldn't turn. :)

[meow2222]

doesnt matter, just hammer them in.

NT

[Eric The Viking]

Aldi's are doing a square screws promotion on the 26th October - 40 pallets for £12.99. Apparently they are made of finest quality die cast forged steel with a solid walnut epoxy coated storage case that doubles as a handy speedboat for those fast paced waterborne moments.

To quote the catalogue - "Wonderboy enterprise wishing you a happy partnership with exciting new square screw range, you provide dollar, we love you longtime and so do ancestors".

*allegedly*

ETV

[John Cartmell]

They work OK here. What shape do you use? ;-)

[meow2222]

or just turn them a quarter of a turn at a time. Any other sensible suggestions?

NT :)

[Mary Fisher]

I hate you.

[Eric The Viking]

Well, no more Puffins for you then!

ETV

[Richard Conway]

You need a square drill bit and a square wall plug of course!

[John Cartmell]

Whilst the square drill bit won't easily slip in the drill (have you patented your idea?) it would still produce a round hole to put the square wall-plug in. I think I'd dump the idea! ;-)

Seriously though - does anyone know why square (Robertson) screws haven't caught on over here? It could be that banter (so far it has entirely taken over this thread) has stopped some people from appreciating that square screws are real - and far better than slot or so-called pozidrive screws!

[Richard Conway]

SDS on roto-stop?

[david lang]

Seeing how long it took phillips & pozidrive to take over from slotted, we should start appreciating square drive by about 2050. We don't like new fangled technology us Brits!

Dave

[John Cartmell]

So we don't welcome them on their 100th birthday? In 2008. ;-)

[David W.E. Roberts]

Screwfix sell 'Robertson' screws as well - although the search can't find them.

Just ordered two square scredriver bits because I started to take a pergola thingie apart and found it was held together with square socket screws.

Not having a screwdriver to fit, I came to an abrupt halt.

Nice to see they are not unknown, anyway.

Cheers Dave r

[meow2222]

What I've not found is the square equivalent of a nut driver, ie a bit that will turn a square projecting screw head. Square screwdriver bits are the wrong sex.

NT

[David W.E. Roberts]

A socket set should do this - AFAIK they work with square heads as well as hexagokan heads.

Certainly a normal spanner works fine.

HTH Dave R

[John Cartmell]

But only one type. The Square Screws site sells far more. ;-)