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Default New term learned - source of machine screws?

On Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:17:59 +0100, rick wrote:

On 24/04/2016 13:38, Tricky Dicky wrote:
Obviously some people here never had a Meccano set in their yoof when
it was the real stuff produced by Hornby, the machine screws were
cheese head and yes it is the shape of the head looking similar to a
ful cheese.

Richard



Oh yes ... and the crappy screwdriver & spanner .......... but what fun
building. Wonder if its still going.


It is...although they have gone down the route that Lego took...you buy
'sets' to make something specific, most of the time.




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