Comment on acceptable screws

Sloogs@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• John_McMurray@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Those aren’t Robertson, they’re Square, it’s different, Robertson has a taper, square doesn’t.

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  • Skkorm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    In Canada, all square screws are called Robinson. If you go into a hardware store and ask for square head screws, the worker will correct you and say “the Robinsons are this way”.

    It’s just regional.

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    • John_McMurray@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They are literally two different things, and it’s Robertson, not Robinson. Yes, saying “square” in Canada will get you Robertson, as no one uses Square up north.

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