Hope this is not a duplicate.
Don

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Subject: 	Re: [OldTools] One good toolbox deserves another
Date: 	Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:53:04 -0700
From: 	Don Schwartz 
To: 	oldtools@s..., Kirk Eppler 



On 2019-02-15 12:00 p.m., Brent Parkin wrote:
> Hey Kirk,
>
>
> The only reason those screws are funny looking to you is because you 
> are in the U.S.!!  The Robertson screw is a Canadian invention and it 
> is the screw of choice in everything up here in the Great White 
> North.  Has been since before I was born.  I actually give second 
> looks to things that have old slotted screws….. and I get downright 
> annoyed when I see a Phillips LOL.  But I do hear ya.  When I chose to 
> use them, I figured Chris Schwarz’s disobey me note in his book 
> covered me for using them.  ☺
>
>
> Brent


I'll second that! I hate having to remove old slotted screws, because 
the drivers never fit the slots very well, and tend to cam out - unless 
you grind the driver to suit. Over time I've had to accumulate a bunch 
of drivers whose only virtue is the thickness of the driver tip. Hate 
the Philips too - designed to cam out, and do it with the least excuse.

With Robertsons, there are only four tip sizes, the handles are 
colour-coded to size, the tips always fit, and the only duplication I 
need is in length of the driver. Driving them overhead or in awkward 
spots is a breeze, because a Robertson screw will sit tight on the tip 
of the driver until you're done and pull the driver away. AND with 4-way 
symmetry, they're easier to clock than a slot.

Rant off.

Don

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