"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/06/2016 at 16:56 • Filed to: James May, Reassembler, JIS screws
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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
04/06/2016 at 16:56 • Filed to: James May, Reassembler, JIS screws | 1
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BBC/Plum Productions
James May has completed the last of his three reassemblings tonight with the 147 pieces of an electric guitar.
In the course of this we learn:
-Philips screws were designed for the American motor industry where the idea was that the bit would slip from the screw once the required torque had been achieved
-Japanese companies used JIS screws instead. They’re nearly but not quite the same which is convenient as JIS screwdrivers aren’t easily to be got in Europe. James, being James, has several because he’s in the habit of working on 1960s Japanese motorcycles.
-It’s better to use a long screwdriver because any deviation from a position colinear with the screw is more noticeable
Nibbles
> Cé hé sin
04/06/2016 at 16:59 |
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Philips screws are largely inferior to the perfection that is the Robertson screw.
TheHondaBro
> Cé hé sin
04/06/2016 at 17:01 |
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Philips screws were designed for the American motor industry where the idea was that the bit would slip from the screw once the required torque had been achieved
And completely stripping out in the process. God damnit, Obama.
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Cé hé sin
> Nibbles
04/06/2016 at 17:02 |
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Never heard of one but I’m sure James has. Find him at @MrJamesMay to discuss the matter.
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TheHondaBro
> Nibbles
04/06/2016 at 17:06 |
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Philips screws are largely inferior to the perfection that is the Robertson screw.
FTFY
For Sweden
> Nibbles
04/06/2016 at 17:07 |
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torx or GTFAC
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Cé hé sin
> TheHondaBro
04/06/2016 at 17:08 |
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They’re also designed to go in easily on an assembly line. Getting them out again is somebody else’s problem.
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Nibbles
> Cé hé sin
04/06/2016 at 17:09 |
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Robertson screw:
Fun fact: A Philips that has been partially/mostly stripped can still be pulled out by using a Robertson screwdriver.
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Nibbles
> For Sweden
04/06/2016 at 17:09 |
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Sure, Torx is great
If you’re GM in the 1980s!
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Nibbles
> TheHondaBro
04/06/2016 at 17:10 |
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I dunno. I’d rather have Philips over flathead
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TheHondaBro
> Nibbles
04/06/2016 at 17:11 |
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Philips will always turn into flathead at some point.
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Nibbles
> TheHondaBro
04/06/2016 at 17:12 |
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At least with Philips I get a choice of which shitty tool I use to destroy the shitty screw
lone_liberal
> Nibbles
04/06/2016 at 17:14 |
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Or Hewlett Packard.
Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> For Sweden
04/06/2016 at 17:20 |
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I agree Torx is the FAR superior fastening device. To be honest I don’t think I’ve ever stripped one. All the others are garbage but Robertson is the next best thing I guess.
Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> Cé hé sin
04/06/2016 at 19:23 |
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What a coinky-dink. I recently pulled my Stratocaster apart to refinish it. Lots more sanding than I thought between finish coats to fix oopses in the paint.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Cé hé sin
04/06/2016 at 19:28 |
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Regarding Point Number 1, I would add, “...if not well before.”
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Nibbles
04/06/2016 at 19:29 |
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There are many, many screws for construction out there with Torx heads and they’re wonderful. You can apply torque very precisely to them.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Cé hé sin
04/06/2016 at 19:31 |
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PS: I like James May...
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Nibbles
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/06/2016 at 19:47 |
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I know, my IROC and Dakota are both full of the things