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As a hobbyist I have, like many of you, a pan of mixed screws that I dig into for a few screws on occasion. Today I caught myself bypassing the ones with straight slots. Realizing that this had been a habit for a few years I noticed that the collection had become mostly straight slots. So, like the great lock washer purge of '98, I started tossing them into the recycling bin. Brass screws get a reprieve.
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I dumped all my common hardware years ago. The only common headed stuff I kept was the machine screws. I don't know why the common headed screw is still even made other than to aggravate people. Seems screw manufacturers are somewhat vindictive.
Oh I also have some silicon bronze screws that I will keep as well.
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I am a packrat who has built an extra building after filling one up
Consequently I probably have every extra screw or bolt from all the oddball stuff I have had somewhere in a collective of containers like these.
or these
I even check them when I need a fastener or two. Unfortunately because I need a 12 step program for hardware if I need 3 or more, off to the store I go.
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I am in the process of replacing all the original cabinet hinges in our built in 1965 houes.
Every single screw is a straight slotted one.
I have a DeWalt 20v drill.
It is an adventure getting some of them(bottom hinge 10" off the floor, for example.
The little LED light on the drill is calibrated for a point about 8" in front of the chuck----meaning an extension is necessary.
I'm old and fat, can no longer bend/kneel. It is an adventure.
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Straight slot screws yes, but I keep all lock washers.
I hated straight slot screws since I turned my first one probably 50 years ago. The Philips wasn't much better. The square is my favorite, now they have the star drive which is fine- they can stop there. I'm tired of re-tooling.
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daddo said:
Straight slot screws yes, but I keep all lock washers.
I hated straight slot screws since I turned my first one probably 50 years ago. The Philips wasn't much better. The square is my favorite, now they have the star drive which is fine- they can stop there. I'm tired of re-tooling.
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With the exception of some old junk all most all of my screws are square drive from McFeeleys. I got hem back in the day when you bought a screw assortment the whole order shipped free. Common and Philips both suck! Philips is supposed to cam out before the screw is damaged—Ya right
I have some torx, pozi, hex and combo though.
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I've been collecting screws, nuts, bolts, and washers for 40 yrs. When my kids were babies I kept all the powdered formula tin cans, painted them black and labeled them. Nuts, Bolts, Wood screws, 16d common, 8d Finish, etc. That way if I was in the house doing something I could have my kids grab the appropriate container and bring it to me if needed.
15 yrs ago I paid my daughter $.02 a slotted screw to remove them from my collection. I think she made $5. Haven't used a slotted screw since.
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I had a collection in bottles for a while. When we moved I bought some of those drawers. I gave the kids a job to sort them. It has been great. Only problem is now I have to look in several drawes before I find what I want. I do have them sorted by type and size but I forgot that when I need something.
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We need to clean house.
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glzahn said:
I've been collecting screws, nuts, bolts, and washers for 40 yrs. When my kids were babies I kept all the powdered formula tin cans, painted them black and labeled them. Nuts, Bolts, Wood screws, 16d common, 8d Finish, etc. That way if I was in the house doing something I could have my kids grab the appropriate container and bring it to me if needed.
15 yrs ago I paid my daughter $.02 a slotted screw to remove them from my collection. I think she made $5. Haven't used a slotted screw since.
That's when she found out about taxes, insurance and benefits- you deducted $4 from that right?
