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RE: Screwdriving

To: "'bob bownes'" <rbownes@neworks.net>, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Screwdriving
From: Ken Landaiche <ken.landaiche@dlcc.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 14:01:00 -0800
Yes, my dad taught me that one for driving screws by hand. I didn't
think of using it for a power driver. 

It seems to me (scratching his head) that contractors, who use a lot of
screws, wouldn't have time for soaping the screws. Perhaps they don't
try to drive 4" screws either! I'll bet the square drive screws,
mentioned by a few, are the sort of contractor secret I'm looking for. 

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: bob bownes [mailto:rbownes@neworks.net]

Old trick taught to me by my mother of all people....

soap up the screw. She used to drive it into a bar of dial, but later in
life has taken to dipping it in liquid detergent. Take care to keep the
head dry though.

iii


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