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#36660 04/12/04 07:43 PM
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I live in Canada. Robertsons are the only type of screw I normally use. Of equipment fromthe USA is all Phillips.
The reason you don't see them USA is because of Henry Ford.

Read the story here. http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/Ontario/robertson_screws.htm

#36661 04/12/04 07:47 PM
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I agree I would rather use the square drive option rather than phillips. Now if Klein would make a Robertson driver. Or do they? I haven't looked on their site but I haven't seen them at the suppply house.

-Hal

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Here you go Hal they have a bunch of them. [Linked Image]

[Linked Image from service.kleintools.com]


Bob Badger
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#36663 04/12/04 07:58 PM
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Of course they do. I use em everyday. They are the long shaft type with the excellent rubber handle. I have a "red" robbie and a "green" robbie. These are the best screwdrivers on the market.

#36664 04/12/04 08:13 PM
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back in the eightys my forman called them canadian head screws and until this post i never had a manufacturer or inventors name to put to these screws. ive found them used on some of the switchgear at tropicana. the #2 robertson is the most common one ive found in use
thanks for the info...

#36665 04/12/04 11:24 PM
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I've come across these Robertson-head screws before- in fact, someone used them to anchor a handy box in my basement which I needed to replace. Never knew until now that they had a Canadian origin; this might explain why they were used since I live about five miles south of the border. I agree with the other comments- they are indeed a GREAT screw-head type to use unless you actually need the "cam-out" feature of the Phillips head.


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#36666 04/13/04 04:57 AM
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Paul, do you remember GKN Supadriv screws?
Yes, I remember them being around. Does anyone still make them?

#36667 04/13/04 05:19 AM
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I just had a look at some online vendors and Stanley amongst others are selling combination Pozi/Supadriv screw drivers although I can't see any vendors in the UK for the screws, possibly gone the way of Betamax vcr's

#36668 04/13/04 11:54 AM
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There is actually an R0 too

They often are colour coded:
R0 Yellow
R1 Green
R2 Red
R3 Black

They are often used for furniture assembly in Canadian factories.

I use them to attach things to wood, although I use drywall screws often to (with a #2 phillips bit, which is almost always in my screw-gun)

Canadian made appliances also use R2 screws to hold themselves together.

Most electrical devices (Switches and recepticles), us R1, larger stuff R2, and the screws I use to attach electrical boxes use R2 screws.

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