Kenneth wrote:
> Great work on the positioning of the screws. Using trace?
> 
Nope, a couple of fairly hairy macros that I had hanging around from a
steam engine model I did a few years ago.
> Yeah, I think I would have used the much more futuristic Phillips-head screws
> :-p
> 
> Ken W.
> 
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.

John

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Kenneth nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2008/04/02 13:50:
> Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> Just started a new series of images provisionally titled "Quis custodiet
>> ipsos custodienses" (Loose trans:"Who watches those who watch us?"). Not
>> a great deal to show at present but by posting I am forcing myself to
>> continue and maybe even finish the series.
>>
> 
> Really nice. (Looks kind of like a deep-sea diving helmet for an alien creature
> with multiple eyes).
> 
> Great work on the positioning of the screws. Using trace?
> 
> Yeah, I think I would have used the much more futuristic Phillips-head screws
> :-p
> 
> Ken W.
> 
Phillips head futuristic??? Beter to use Robertson or Torks. Could also use 
those two pronged kind they use in some places: the head have 2 holes and you 
use a special screw driver that have a blade rith two prongs.

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On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:47:39 -0400, Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet>
wrote:
 
>Phillips head futuristic??? Beter to use Robertson or Torks. Could also use 
>those two pronged kind they use in some places: the head have 2 holes and you 
>use a special screw driver that have a blade rith two prongs.

Or the ones thay need a sonic screwdriver ;)
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     Stephen

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Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> Kenneth nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2008/04/02 13:50:

> >
> > Yeah, I think I would have used the much more futuristic Phillips-head screws
> > :-p
> >
> > Ken W.
> >
> Phillips head futuristic??? Beter to use Robertson or Torks....

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."

Ken W.

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"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] earthlinknet> 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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Alain <ele### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> Could also use
> those two pronged kind they use in some places: the head have 2 holes and you
> use a special screw driver that have a blade rith two prongs.

Not so special! Take a regular screwdriver and a junior hacksaw...

Best of all, you can still use it on regular screws after the operation.

:-)

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DZUS fastenters, twist em 1/4 turn and they pop up on springs.
They just look like slotted screws.

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> 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!

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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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M_a_r_c wrote:
> The kind I really hate is those screw heads designed to be screwed but 
> impossible to unscrew. they have 2 helicoidal ramps.

Oddly enough, I've seen those used to hold bathroom stalls together. I'm 
not sure if they thought someone would disassemble the stall and steal 
the parts, or what they were thinking.

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