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[OM] Re: How many screws are there in an OM-1?

Subject: [OM] Re: How many screws are there in an OM-1?
From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:04:17 +0000
Technically, those are just big screws with hexagonal heads. I've used a few in 
my day, and we call them "lag screws" here. I agree that a bolt is something 
that has to have a nut at the other end.

Maybe I'm being the nut here and putting too fine a point on it, so screw it. 
:-]

Walt

--
"Anything more than 500 yards from 
the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
Edward Weston


-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> 
> John Hermanson said;
> 
> In my mind, a bolt goes through a hole which has no threads, and is held

> in place with a nut on the end. By this definition, there are no bolts 
> in the OM-1.
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> 
> You're forgetting about one of our favorite repair tools around here.
> Lag bolts.
> JT
> 
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