1 Jun
2005
1 Jun
'05
3:36 p.m.
On Jun 1 2005, 18:14, der Mouse wrote:
I always carry one, too. I do actually own a fairly elaborate one, but
the one I carry is quite simple. I carefully ground the end of one
blade so it fits (approximately, but "well enough") many
Philips/Pozidriv screws, and is useful if they're not too tight. The
real challenge wa geting it to also fit the rather odd slotted Torx
screws used on HP equipment :-)
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
>>> My first repair job was when I used a
butter knife on the toaster
>> a good start, and hopefully you have better tools now :-)
> Personally I still find myself places I have to check the cutlery
to
repair
something (when I'm at someone elses house).
There's a reason I always carry my Swiss Army knife. :-) (It's not a
very elaborate one, and not nearly up to comparison with, say, a
Leatherman, but it's pretty versatile given a little imagination.)