2 Apr
2002
2 Apr
'02
7:50 p.m.
> In the case of self-tapping screws it generally
pervents the screw from
> starting a new thread (which, if done enough times means there's no
metal
left). In the
case of large-diameter fine pitch threads (like lens
retaining rings in cameras, OK, off-topic, but I can't think of such a
thread in a computer), it helps prevent cross-threading.
I assumed this trick was well-known, but perhaps not.
-tony
Sheesh! I should have read one more message!
- don from which to remove a screw. Everything ends up with
half
the screws it was designed to use.
Now, we just bought 25 Dells that don't use very many screws.
Where oh where will I get a screw when I need one?
-dq