Patient 0055

Check out the reduced diameter on the shaft where the thread should have been

When Other Tools Intrude

Cheers to Keenkennis for sending in the link.

Wired

Good morning Wired Gadget Lab :-) Thanks for dropping by.

Welcome 2:48am, b3ta & Guardian Tech Blog!

2:48am, b3ta & Guardian Tech Blog…hey you guys. Thanks to the original linkers and to all the new visitors that are popping by to check out The Asylum. Feel free to bookmark this page and to come back often.

Big Hi To The Something Awfullers

Just noticed that there are loads of punters knocking on the Screw Asylum doors from Something Awful’s General Bullshit forum. Welcome you lot. Lot’s of interesting points being made and opinions expressed. I hope you don’t mind me adding a few of my favourite quotes here…

“This might actually be the most boring weblog on the entire internet.”

“I don’t really know what’s going on in there but it’s vaguely soothing.”

“The Internet is full of passionate, quirky people. Righteous.

“No Torx heads? This guy must obviously be some kind of poser.”

“Pretty intriguing if you have little on your mind.”

“Nobody really thinks about screws, and he does a good job making the defects seem interesting. Good for you, screw dude”

Any my favourite so far. Twanki has taken the time to turn Patient 0032 into a tiny cycle rack! Right on brotha! If any more of you fancy doing some photoshop handiwork on the images then be my guest :-)

Just to clarify for the questioners and doubters, all f these screws are original, un-tampered and authentic. They are exactly as they were when I pulled them from the boxes. They are also all deformed screws. None are specialist or rare; all just damaged at the factory. Check the about page for more information. Thanks to those that have bookmarked or subscribed to Screw Asylum; you ain’t seen nothing yet; it’s a huge collection :-) Your friendly Screw Dude!

Patient 0054

Simple and sweet. No thread

Welcome Boing Boingers

Well, the sharp spike in the stat’s has just got a whole lot sharper thanks to a link-up on the excellent Boing Boing. Hello to you all. Enjoy your visit.

Hello DIGGers, Bifurcated Riveters, J-Walkers & Code Systemsers!

The inmates of the Asylum have just noticed a huge spike in the Asylum’s stats over the last couple of days. Looks like Screw Asylum has been linked up and a few great places – DIGG, Bifurcated Rivets, J-Walk and Code Systems, Inc. Thanks for checking in, have a good visit.

Patient 0053

Another abomination of a screw. There’s just no knowing how long this screw used to be or what it was destined to fix together!

Patient 0052

Stub nosed for no particular reason

Patient 0051

No thread

Patient 0050

Half and inch of brass with no thread and a gnarly countersink

Patient 0049

Twisted and slightly mangled Philips panhead

Patient 0048

Beautifully mangled shaft

Patient 0047

A couple of nice dents on the head where the screw has been pressed somewhere on the machine-line

Patient 0046

This screw has a small chunk that’s been accidentally milled off the edge of the screw’s head

Patient 0045

An elegant chunk has been accidentally ripped from the slot during milling

Patient 0044

Short, stumpy and no slot