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Marvo said:

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That's a very handy picture, thank you

I like "mortorq."

It's what an old rusty pozi/phillips screw head looks like after I've tried to unscrew it using a phillips/pozi driver, without putting enough pressure on. Previously I'd called this head style "fubar." Didn't realise it had a technical name.

Every day's a school day.

Marvo said:

The problem I have with the plus/minus screwdrivers is they're prone to the tips breaking the first time you use a philips plus/minus screwdriver in pozi plus/minus screw and vice versa. You've got to be really aware of using the correct driver for the correct screw every time.

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That's what being a tradesman is all about isn't it? You wouldn't catch a plasterer laying on with a bricklayer's trowel would you?

happysteve said:

That's a very handy picture, thank you

I like "mortorq."

It's what an old rusty pozi/phillips screw head looks like after I've tried to unscrew it using a phillips/pozi driver, without putting enough pressure on. Previously I'd called this head style "fubar." Didn't realise it had a technical name.

Every day's a school day.

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most of them silly heads will succumb to a pair of sharp sidecutters. one jaw in the middle and the other biting into the outside.

I think the one they call 'spanner' would need both sides of the sidecutters biting into the outer edge.

Marvo said:

I think the one they call 'spanner' would need both sides of the sidecutters biting into the outer edge.

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Or circlip pliers. Daz

...Another useful tip,when having to remove any type of fixing,is just to pop an M6 or M8 plain nut,over the head,and MIG or MMA in the centre...simply socket off.

The tiny inverter sets available,and a 1.6mm rod,sometimes are the easiest way round a couple of dozen gnarled heads.

Only mentioned this,as it reminded me of an incident at a large engineering works,years back.

I was there,sorting out some hydraulic issue,anywho...in the shop-floor managers' office,there was the foreman,and his 21 year old protege,attempting to remove the inner plate,off the back of a large,Chubb safe door.

It was secured with thirty+,countersunk,slotted screws,and they were seized proper. Drilling,warming and a centre punch,were not removing them...

I could sense an "unease" between the grumpy foreman,and his padawan...and when the former,sped off to find another impact driver,i wheeled the small shop MIG in,and showed the young lad how to weld a nut,and the socket,combined with the heat,had em' flying out.

The foreman returned,and the lad looked to me for an answer,which was "That lad of yours had an idea...hes' all over it..."

The foreman slunk off,Hilka impact in hand...the lad said "Thanks pal...that's proper done 'im"

Anyway...i'll get back to the sun-lounge...that jigsaw won't do itself...

PEG said:

.........Anyway...i'll get back to the sun-lounge...that jigsaw won't do itself...

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I have a 2000 piece jigsaw at my holiday house that's been an ongoing project for 2 years already. Looks something like this;

...Very relaxing...i fancy myself as a puzzle buff,but my 13 year old can do two Rubiks cubes in less than 1 minute 20...so it seems my reign is over :frown2:

...Collecting his smalls and depositing them in the wash-basket,however,is proving more taxing...

i can do rubik cube in 30 seconds, but it does involve the use of a hammer.

telectrix said:

i can do rubik cube in 30 seconds, but it does involve the use of a hammer.

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I prefer the one with the removable stickers , much easier