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stupid cribs need assembling with that little allen wrench they give you and they tell me I need a robertson screwdriver. wtf? who even owns those? -- nm

Posted by CQ: Preparing For England (aka CQ) Feb 21 '12, 17:31

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fun screwdriver fact: the phillips was designed to strip if you tried to tighten it past a certain point, the robertson was designed not to. -- nm - mafic Feb 21, 17:57 2
- so they created something to be annoying as shit when it worked as intended? - pixitude Feb 21, 17:58 1
  - basically so it couldn't be overtightened on an assembly line. it had a point, it just gets used places it was never intended for. -- nm - mafic Feb 21, 17:59
everyone should, -- nm - J Feb 21, 17:50 1
- ....it's far superior -- nm - J Feb 21, 17:51
left handed monkey wrench :) -- nm - peglegpete Feb 21, 17:44
Every tool box should have a set of metric and SAE allen wrenches. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 21, 17:41
The Robertson head is mostly Canadian, isn't it? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 17:41 1
- I went to uni with a robertson of the robertson screw family. seriously loaded, all from screws. -- nm - mafic Feb 21, 17:54
Assembling the crib bordered on chinese water torture for me. - Will Hunting Feb 21, 17:37 15
- Oh, it wasn't that bad!! -- nm - kelly Feb 21, 17:49 9
  - Says the observer. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 21, 17:53 8
    - Um, I was the one who finished the assembly after you went off the deep end! - kelly Feb 21, 17:56 7
      - *totally big grin* - JenBro Feb 21, 18:07 3
        
        I learned how to fix things from my mom. I learned how not to fix things from my dad. - the liioulu with girl scout cookies Feb 21, 18:16
        
        and his twin little sisters :) -- nm - peglegpete Feb 21, 18:10 1
        
        *suspiciously eyes plp* Is there something you wanna share with the class? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 21, 18:15
      - this has never, ever, ever, not once, never happened in my house -- nm - prayformojo Feb 21, 17:58 2
        
        It was not my finest 45 minutes.... - Will Hunting Feb 21, 18:01
        
        Heh. -- nm - kelly Feb 21, 18:00
- right? you want me to turn this little allen wrench in between these slats while holding the bonding nut with screwdriver? with my pinkys? -- nm - CQ: Preparing For England Feb 21, 17:40 1
  - Amateurs! - the liioulu with girl scout cookies Feb 21, 17:54
- Imagine how it felt to assemble one...and then have it recalled just a short time later.... - Stephen Feb 21, 17:39 2
  - LOL (I love ST "Dad" stories) -- nm - JenBro Feb 21, 17:43
  - that sucks. -- nm - CQ: Preparing For England Feb 21, 17:41

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