“The Screw Asylum. I suppose it beats collecting Star Wars dolls”
A recent comment that reminded me that the Screw Asylum has been quiet lately. A quick statistic check shows that hundreds are passing the secure double doors and entering at your own risk every day. We’re all still here and there are plenty of new inmates in the wings waiting to show themselves off. Stay tuned…
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It’s been a while. I had a short stay in The Asylum myself as I was captured by the inmates and it took a few weeks for me to plan my escape. That’s a story for another day though.
Today is all about this Screw Table.
2 Comments | Misc Screwismness | Permalink
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No thread and a slightly rounded edge around the coutersink
1 Comment | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Brass, Screw Length - 2 1/4", Screw Size - 8 | Permalink
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Threadless
No Comments » | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Steel/Alloy, Screw Length - 3/4", Screw Size - 5 | Permalink
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Off centred and half cut. Beauty!
No Comments » | Defect - Head, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Brass, Screw Length - 1/2", Screw Size - 6 | Permalink
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The head of this screw seems to have been rounded off slightly
No Comments » | Defect - Head, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Steel/Alloy, Screw Length - 1 1/2", Screw Size - 8 | Permalink
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Poor stumpy screw with “a certain sharks fin appeal” [see below]
2 Comments | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Head - Roundhead, Material - Steel/Alloy, Screw Length - ?, Screw Size - 8 | Permalink
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Oh lord!
3 Comments | Defect - Head, Defect - Multi, Defect - Shaft, Drive - Philips/Pozidriv, Head - Countersink, Material - Steel/Alloy, Screw Length - 5/8", Screw Size - 6 | Permalink
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No thread and a little shard of brass left over from the slot milling
No Comments » | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Brass, Screw Length - 5/8", Screw Size - 4 | Permalink
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Heavy pressing has left the head with a slightly extended overhang and a non-parallel slot…and you thought you had seen them all!
No Comments » | Defect - Head, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Steel/Alloy, Screw Length - 1 1/2", Screw Size - 10 | Permalink
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A screw needs a point or it’s just a bolt isn’t it?
2 Comments | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Material - Brass, Screw Length - 1/2", Screw Size - 4 | Permalink
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Do I have to keep explaining?
No Comments » | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Material - Brass, Screw Length - 1/2", Screw Size - 4 | Permalink
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Brent popped by to let us know about this solid freeform fabricated sugar screw.
Of course, the direct media cost in the models can also be an important consideration. Consider this model of a wood screw that we fabricated out of sugar: It’s 20 inches long, with the head diameter of 4.5 inches, and it weighs about 2.5 pounds, so the total media cost is about $0.93.
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A nice little milled out notch at the tip of the screw
No Comments » | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Brass, Screw Length - 1/2", Screw Size - 4 | Permalink
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I’ve just found the official Screw Asylum holiday coach. Take a look at these videos of a 1970s Russian all terrain vehicle. Pretty cool hey?
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No thread and a shallow off-centred slot
No Comments » | Defect - Head, Defect - Multi, Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Brass, Screw Length - 3/4", Screw Size - 4 | Permalink
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No thread
No Comments » | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Brass, Screw Length - 2 1/2", Screw Size - 8 | Permalink
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Blunt end, mangled shaft
No Comments » | Defect - Shaft, Drive - Slotted, Head - Panhead, Material - Steel/Alloy, Screw Length - 3/4", Screw Size - 8 | Permalink
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Milled out slot
No Comments » | Defect - Head, Drive - Slotted, Head - Countersink, Material - Steel/Alloy, Screw Length - 1 1/4", Screw Size - 5 | Permalink
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