Posted by dorayme on 10/20/07 22:46

In article <61bqu4-rf6.ln1@xword.teksavvy.com>,
"Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2007-10-20, Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> > Robert Baer wrote:
> ...
> >> Anybody for a left-handed Wentworth screw? Or how about a screw with
> >> concentric 1/4-20 threads ("zero" handed), and a matching nut (have
> >> both)?
> >
> > I'll trade you a Whitworth screwdriver for one of those.
>
> The only screwdriver worth anything is a Robertson (or one
> containing vodka).

I have no name for one I made to open up a Mac SE30, a star drill
bit type of driver jammed and glued into a long thin aluminium
tube with a tube of plastic at the other end to assist hand
gripping... it is worth heaps as a historical object. Just a
mo... I will take a snap of it and show you:

<http://netweaver.com.au/test/pics/macSE_screwdriver.jpg>

I don't want to sell or swap it for anything but I would consider
lending it, if suitable arrangements could be made for its
safekeeping and return (as when things like some of the Chinese
Terracotta Army are lent to mother countries)

--
dorayme

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