On Sat, 06 May 2006 18:54:29 +0100, john2
wrote:

|The Medway Handyman wrote:
| Hi All
|
| You arrive hone from work to find the washing machine has packed up. You
| remove the top, sort out the problem and then spend 15 mins searching the
| conservatory floor for the final self tapper that holds the top
| on................................................ .
|
|
|I usually have a surplus of screws when I finish doing anything to a
|washing machine. I think the thoughtful manufacturer puts them there in
|case of losses such as described.

It is called "Safety Factor" traditionally everything is twice as strong as
it needs to be without falling to bits. Ask any Design Engineer.
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