Racking a PDP-11/24
Rob Jarratt
robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com
Sat Feb 26 16:02:34 CST 2022
> -----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
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