Square head bolt - correct term

rapparee · Sep 17, 2018

telectrix said:
on the subject of screws. i just ordered some "robertson"square pan heads 8s x 1 1/2 inch, just to upset future young sparkys after i'm dead and buried.

Every Spark and plumber in Ireland uses these.

They really are wonderful compared to pozi drive.

pirate · Sep 17, 2018

are they like wall-dogs? or do they need plugs?

rapparee · Sep 17, 2018

pirate said:
are they like wall-dogs? or do they need plugs?

No, they still need wall plugs, but when you place a screw on the end of your screwdriver, you can literally do a somersault with it and it won't fall off.

Brilliant for screwing into ceilings etc.

They're colloquially known as screwlux

pirate · Sep 17, 2018

Brilliant for screwing into ceilings etc.

That'll do me then!

pirate · Sep 17, 2018

Are they better than torx?

pirate · Sep 17, 2018

Just asking, cos when my local Homebase closed I bought loads of torx security bolts for pennies, and have used them on garage doors and outhouses, for fixing bolts and hasps, and they come with the driver bit...so far all seems good.

rapparee · Sep 17, 2018

pirate said:
Just asking, cos when my local Homebase closed I bought loads of torx security bolts for pennies, and have used them on garage doors and outhouses, for fixing bolts and hasps, and they come with the driver bit...so far all seems good.

I've only ever used torx on white goods but I'd definitely say they're better.

ruston · Sep 17, 2018

Torx can be a pain in dirty conditions , the heads easily fill up with crap and in the right circumstances corrode the head . In good conditions they are good.

123 · Sep 17, 2018

rapparee said:
Every Spark and plumber in Ireland uses these.

They really are wonderful compared to pozi drive.

And have done for at least the last 20 years.

Pozi? Surely you mean star head

Des 56 · Sep 17, 2018

I just read 4 pages of names used for Gutter bolts

Deleted member 26818 · Sep 17, 2018

pirate said:
Are they better than torx?

Is there anything worse than torx?

PEG · Sep 18, 2018

spinlondon said:
Is there anything worse than torx?

If i remember correctly,a certain Mr.Wilde,informs us,that ...." the only thing worse than everybody torxing about you...is nobody torxing about you at all..."

But then,i have nothing to declare,but my..............

Deleted member 26818 · Sep 18, 2018

Nasty things Torx fasteners.
Get them a lot on Harleys.
Very prone to the driver slipping out and scratching paintwork.

telectrix · Sep 18, 2018

One day, an inmate from the loony bin escapes and wanders into the local town.
Passing by the launderette, he sees 3 women doing their weekly wash.
Having been celibate for a few years,in the bin, he runs in and has it off with all 3 of them.
He then runs off..
Next day, the local newspaper carries the headline:

NUT SCREWS WASHERS AND BOLTS.

PEG · Sep 18, 2018

telectrix said:
One day, an inmate from the loony bin escapes and wanders into the local town.
Passing by the launderette, he sees 3 women doing their weekly wash.
Having been celibate for a few years,in the bin, he runs in and has it off with all 3 of them.
He then runs off..
Next day, the local newspaper carries the headline:

NUT SCREWS WASHERS AND BOLTS.

....that joke has probably caused some lefty southener,to choke on their croissant...

static zap · Sep 18, 2018

telectrix said:
....... "robertson"square pan heads 8s x 1 1/2 inch......

rapparee said:
Every Spark and plumber in Ireland uses these.

They really are wonderful compared to pozi drive.

I've seen them in Canada .. but not sure about USA ?

bigmark · Sep 18, 2018

its a coach bolt a coach screw has a thread like a wood screw a roof bolt doesn't have the square under the head

rapparee · Sep 18, 2018

123 said:
And have done for at least the last 20 years.

Pozi? Surely you mean star head

I was actually thinking star head, but I had to correct myself for the benefit of our English readers

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