Then what kind of a ‘Plugger’ does that make my brother-in-law—he always had parts left over when he fixed an automobile. It ran just fine but there was always something left over.
“Had a neighbor who added a couple bolts to the jar….”
Essentially, our crew used to do the same thing to each other when we had something on the workbench.. Not so much tomfoolery during wartime, though. Things were serious with lives on the line.
I remember the time putting a thing-a-ma-jig back on. One of the two bolts fell where it would never be reached. No replacement bolt was available. I put glue on the remaining bolt’s threads and torqued it in. Things worked fine for 5 years. But, I worried until the end.
My son was repairing something and had his daughter to hold the screws for him. When he asked for them back, she had put them down the heater vent that went to the floor below!
pcolli almost 12 years ago
Odd how the appliance still works without those leftover bits.
battle of plattsburgh almost 12 years ago
It’s better than being one screw short.
IndyMan almost 12 years ago
Then what kind of a ‘Plugger’ does that make my brother-in-law—he always had parts left over when he fixed an automobile. It ran just fine but there was always something left over.
camapa233 Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Any Plugger knows those are called “pocket screws.”
patricew52 Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I have lots of screws loose! Uhh, I mean loose screws……
LuvThemPluggers almost 12 years ago
My Plugger dad used to take apart any new appliance so he “would know how it worked when it broke.” Mom didn’t mind, but it drove me nuts.
unca jim almost 12 years ago
@david_42 said;
“Had a neighbor who added a couple bolts to the jar….”
Essentially, our crew used to do the same thing to each other when we had something on the workbench.. Not so much tomfoolery during wartime, though. Things were serious with lives on the line.
burleigh2 almost 12 years ago
Last time, I had one screw less than I should have… still don’t know what happened to it. :-s
The Life I Draw Upon almost 12 years ago
The extra screws are for the drawer when something needs fixing later and you don’t have a screw. Of course, it never fits anything.
Dr Lou Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Then, they try it once to see if it works. If it does, the loose screw is toast (so to speak!).
Gretchen's Mom almost 12 years ago
My husband always seems to get every screw back in its proper place whenever he takes something apart to fix it.
Fuzzy Thinker Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I remember the time putting a thing-a-ma-jig back on. One of the two bolts fell where it would never be reached. No replacement bolt was available. I put glue on the remaining bolt’s threads and torqued it in. Things worked fine for 5 years. But, I worried until the end.
katy Premium Member almost 12 years ago
My son was repairing something and had his daughter to hold the screws for him. When he asked for them back, she had put them down the heater vent that went to the floor below!