On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:11:23 -0000, Bob Minchin wrote:

Bod wrote:
Are there any luddites in here still preferring the old fashioned
slotted screws?
Furniture restorers love em and will usually buy up old stock. The rest
of us realise the poziheads are generally superior to use especially
where they won't be seen.

"Old stock"? Bloody dozens of places selling straight screws. I've bought some by accident before. I took the time to make sure I got the right strength, the right diameter, the right length, etc, etc, then didn't realise they still sold those bloody straight things!

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