What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[Alan46]

Those people probably don't know which direction is N,S,E or W also.

I thought it was N,E,S,or W.

 

[Alan46]

There are standards that define and control this, mosty from ANSI. From approximately WW2 until we started moving everything offshore, the manufacture of most hardware adhered to these standards, and it was all great. But then when most hardware manufacture moved overseas, it got pretty bad for awhile, with these new manufacturers making their own estimations on dimensions, or carrying things like screwdriver slot width and depth over from other international standards.

It has all gotten a lot better in recent years, as these offshore fabricators have improved, but I still see a lot of garbage on the consumer market. I buy a lot of screws (more than $19,000 worth of stainless screws last week, alone!), and most of my material is now coming from Taiwan or Thailand. They're much better than 10 or 15 years ago, but of course we may never see the type of consistency that was 1970's American-made hardware.

That said, I would be out of business if I had to buy the same $19k worth of screws from American manufacturers. That'd probably cost me $60k - $100k, based on the present pricing I see for "Made In USA" stainless hardware.

I do have to buy USA screws sometimes, I just got a big project that is government-funded, where they want to see a Country of Origin statement for each component. But my God... the prices they pay are many, many times higher than any commercial requirement would ever allow. When you wonder about the prices paid for toilet seats in the White House, this must be at least part of the reason.

Working with a street is gold toilet seats are extremely expensive!!!

 

[rontaki]

Somebody better tell Snap-on about this....
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They're calling the tip flat, not a screw head.

Now I try to buy only hex or star socket screws, especially if I plan to drive them with a powered driver. They might cost a little more, but it keeps my blood pressure down.

 

[WinterDeere]

They're calling the tip flat, not a screw head.

I noticed that. But still, the proper term is "screwdriver for slotted screws", or "slotted screwdriver" for short.

Perhaps the reason this bothers me so much, is that it's actually harder and longer to say "flat head" than "slotted". Usually, our bad habits come from making something faster or easier to say, not the opposite!

 

[Eagle1]

Just use the rural terms Screw stick - or newfangled Screw Stick +
However later variations have messed that system up on most things.

 

[Runner]

They're calling the tip flat, not a screw head.

Now I try to buy only hex or star socket screws, especially if I plan to drive them with a powered driver. They might cost a little more, but it keeps my blood pressure down.

I call mine an ice pick and a swizzle stick.

 

[Engineer42]

I noticed that. But still, the proper term is "screwdriver for slotted screws", or "slotted screwdriver" for short.

Perhaps the reason this bothers me so much, is that it's actually harder and longer to say "flat head" than "slotted". Usually, our bad habits come from making something faster or easier to say, not the opposite!

Lol, like Hot Water Heater.

 

[WinterDeere]

Lol, like Hot Water Heater.

yeah... and "irregardless".

Hey, I think this thread just came full-circle! I'd bet someone mentioned "irregardless" and "couldn't care less" within the first 3 pages of this thread.

 

[NoTrespassing]

yeah... and "irregardless".

Hey, I think this thread just came full-circle! I'd bet someone mentioned "irregardless" and "couldn't care less" within the first 3 pages of this thread.

Now it can be moved to YKYOW

 

[lman]

Lol, like Hot Water Heater.

I've got a cold water heater.