SSUPII@sopuli.xyz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 6 months agoacceptable screwssopuli.xyzimagemessage-square254fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareSloogs@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoYou’ll call a Phillips a Phillips but not a Robertson a Robertson or an Allen an Allen, smh
minus-squareJohn_McMurray@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoThose aren’t Robertson, they’re Square, it’s different, Robertson has a taper, square doesn’t.
minus-squareSkkorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoIn Canada, all square screws are called Robinson. If you go into a hardware store and ask for square head screws, the worker will correct you and say “the Robinsons are this way”. It’s just regional.
You’ll call a Phillips a Phillips but not a Robertson a Robertson or an Allen an Allen, smh
Those aren’t Robertson, they’re Square, it’s different, Robertson has a taper, square doesn’t.
In Canada, all square screws are called Robinson. If you go into a hardware store and ask for square head screws, the worker will correct you and say “the Robinsons are this way”.
It’s just regional.