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Re: [OM] cross point screws follow up

Subject: Re: [OM] cross point screws follow up
From: Mike <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:45:07 -0700
> The smaller Phillips patterns are cross-points; only #2 and bigger
have the rounded gullies on the screwdriver tip.
>
This is not my experience after a close look at my #0 philips and #1
cross point under a magnifier. They definitely each have a unique
profile. I wouldn't use anything labeled "philips" on my camera

> ...The large cross-point used on
> wood furniture is Reed-Prince, which is often mistaken for Phillips...

>
True enough for old furniture but mostly used on the hardware rather
than the connections. And trying to force a philips into a R&P will
strip the screw head. BTDT

Mike

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