"Pozidriv" [was Re: Tools (was: IBM 5155 analogue display fault]

[Pete Turnbull]

On Jun 1 2005, 18:14, der Mouse wrote:
> >>> 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.)

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 :-)

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York