5" floppy?.

[Dave McGuire]

On Nov 27, 2008, at 2:30 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
>>    Yes.  But the design (and the reasoning behind it) dates back to
>> the 1930s...were there in fact torque screwdrivers at the time?  Even
>
> I think such tools exited back then, but as you say, they weren't and
> aren't cheap

   Yes. :-(

>> if there were, they'd still be significantly more expensive than
>> ordinary screwdrivers (as they are now), and the motivation behind
>> the cam-out design was (as I understand it) to allow not-so-highly-
>> trained assembly line workers assemble things without destroying
>
> Yes,  but the cam-out is so unopredicatale (the sort of person who's
> going to overtightne the screw is exactly the sort of person who'll  
> put
> his whole weight on the screwdriver to prevent it from capping out)  
> that
> it seems somewhat pointless.
>
> IMHO anyone who can't feel when this sort of screw is tight but not  
> too
> tight has no business owning a screwdriver!

   I agree completely.  But us thinking people allow suits (a  
descriptive term that refers to mindset, not attire) to run the  
world, and suits like to hire cheap labor so they can pocket larger  
profits.  Do they REALLY care about the quality of construction?  Of  
course not.

   I cast my vote for hex-head and Torx screws.

   And immediate execution (or at least banishment) of all suits.

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL