Racking a PDP-11/24

[Rob Jarratt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Koning <paulkoning at comcast.net>
> Sent: 26 February 2022 20:14
> To: rob at jarratt.me.uk
> Cc: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: Racking a PDP-11/24
> 
> 
> 
> > On Feb 26, 2022, at 3:05 PM, Rob Jarratt <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> ...
> >> Hardware stores can fix that.  Or Brownells, where you can get really
> >> good screwdrivers that are less likely to damage screw heads than
> >> standard hardware store ones do.
> >
> > I am not in the USA, but I am should be able to look for other
> > screwdrivers here in the UK. I already have one quite big one, but I
> > think it is still way too small for this purpose.
> 
> Brownell's is a gunsmith supply store, but the screwdrivers I was talking
> about are also known as "clockmaker's screwdrivers". Either way, they have
> hollow-ground hardened blades rather than flat-sided bevel tips, and they
> come in a range of withs as well as thickness.  I use them for any
situation
> where a good fit in the screw head is important.
> 

It seems Brownells exists here too, although it seems to be like Mouser
where items actually ship from the USA. I had not heard the term hollow
ground before, although I think I know what they are.

> For oversized screwdrivers, the ones that are sold as pry bars can
serve...
> 
> 	paul