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Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "Kenneth" <kdw### [at] earthlink net> schreef in bericht
> news:web.47f471b31caac34e78dcad930@news.povray.org...
>> Hmm, seems my little joke fell flat. :-( Meaning, one screw type is just
>> as
>> hi-tech (or low-tech) as another...compared to future technology. (Yes,
>> yes, I
>> know, some screws *are* better than others, in the here-and-now.) But this
>> cool-looking orb has a fantastical quality about it-- Earth-y yet alien--
>> so a
>> mix of technologies, old and new, seems very appropriate.
>>
>> Actually, I like the slotted screws. They look uncluttered, and the single
>> slot
>> clearly shows off their "random tightening."
>>
>
> I am in favour of rivets.... :-)
>
> Thomas
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>
Unfortunately, rivet guns upset the delicate electronics within the shell.
John
--
I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.
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M_a_r_c nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2008/04/03 10:48:
> "scott" <sco### [at] laptopcom> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 47f4ec68$1@news.povray.org...
>>> Point taken on the type of screw head. I may change 'em to look
>>> something like those abominable security screws everyone seems to be
>>> using to secure PDA's with.
>> I've taken apart lots of PDAs and mobile phones, nearly all of them have
>> snap-fit covers and then T6 torx screws to hold things together
>> internally. I've not seen anything with security screws on ... yet!
>>
> The kind I really hate is those screw heads designed to be screwed but
> impossible to unscrew. they have 2 helicoidal ramps.
>
> Marc
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>
I've seen lots of those, in schools' toilets holding those all importent pannels
together.
--
Alain
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At work, the authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of
pens that person is carrying.
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