---------------------------------------------------------- RV12-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/05/09: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:09 AM - Machine Screw Tip () ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:09:39 AM PST US From: Subject: RV12-List: Machine Screw Tip 5/30/2009 Hello Matt, Thanks for your tool tip. Here is another tip that you can distribute to the RV people if you will (I am not on their lists). Where ever possible abandon those abominable Phillips drive machine screws. Instead use Torx (six lobe) drive machine screws. Every builder who has done this has thanked me profusely for the suggestion. Torx drive inserts are readily available and with an electric cordless screw driver are very quick and effective -- vastly superior to Phillips drive. You can obtain Torx drive screws in a variety of sizes from Microfasteners. See here: http://www.microfasteners.com/catalog/products/SSCFCMXS.cfm (Note that these flat head screws have a true aviation use 100 degree countersink angle, not the common hardware store 82 degree countersink angle) and here: http://www.microfasteners.com/catalog/products/SSCSBXS.cfm 'OC' Says: "The best investment we can make is the effort to gather and understand knowledge." PS: Thanks again Matt for making the Matronics lists available to us -- they are of great value. ============================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv12-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV12-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv12-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv12-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.