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Screw vertical or horizontal, which do you like?

Discussion in 'Garage / Workshop' started by RyanL, Dec 9, 2020.

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Which way should the screws go?

  1. Vertical

    61 vote(s)
    46.2%

  2. Horizontal

    36 vote(s)
    27.3%

  3. ppl care about this??

    35 vote(s)
    26.5%
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  1. Dec 9, 2020 at 12:55 PM
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    Gunshot-6A

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    Anyone know the thread pitch of a plate cover screw?

    Cuz I'm gonna sneak one of these guys in for Ryan to find. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

    [​IMG]
     
    Gunshot-6A, Dec 9, 2020
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  2. Dec 9, 2020 at 12:55 PM
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    It's also a one and done thing. So spend what, $100 on your whole ass house and never have to have the screw conversation again.
     
    EatSleepTacos, Dec 9, 2020
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  3. Dec 9, 2020 at 12:56 PM
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    If only you put that much effort into mowing your lawn...
     
    Gunshot-6A, Dec 9, 2020
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  4. Dec 9, 2020 at 12:56 PM
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    Now that...is money well spent.
     
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  5. Dec 9, 2020 at 12:56 PM
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    Psh, I pay people for that now. Aint nobody got time for that.
     
    EatSleepTacos, Dec 9, 2020
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  6. Dec 9, 2020 at 12:57 PM
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    I need to find a broke neighbor kid to do my front yard. I love a cut yard, but hate doing it in the hot ass Utah sun.
     
    Gunshot-6A, Dec 9, 2020
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  7. Dec 9, 2020 at 12:59 PM
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    I get a real sense of satisfaction watching a professional company fly across my lawn at 60 mph on their zero-turn while two other guys are edging and blowing (heh) and have the whole thing done in 15 minutes.
     
    EatSleepTacos, Dec 9, 2020
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  8. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM
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    Def something to be said for a crew that can bang a yard out in 15 mins.
     
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    My roommate used to call them "lawn ninjas". :cool:
     
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  10. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM
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    Gearheadesw must modify

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    Early morning mow?
     
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  11. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:01 PM
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    Generally that's what I do. But fire the mower up too early on a Sunday morning in Utah, and you catch the ire of the God Squad neighbors.
     
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    Nononono because then my retired neighbor who wakes up at noon every day will complain to me about noise too early in the day.....mower noise at 10am.....on Wednesdays......
     
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    damn straight!
     
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  15. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:12 PM
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    I do vertical, anything else is WRONG
     
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  16. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:18 PM
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    OZ-T You are going backwards

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    you could just as easily drawn all the LONGER (ie more predominant) vertical lines on the switch and cover too
     
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  17. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:47 PM
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    @Gunshot-6A I swear if I ever see one misaligned screw imma head over and run one of these up your flagpole

    [​IMG]
     
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  18. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:50 PM
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  19. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:53 PM
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  20. Dec 9, 2020 at 1:55 PM
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    For a switch like that i would do horizontal only because its a rectangle switch sitting in like a rectangle frame so theres a lot of horizontal lines. It looks more uniform to have the screw horizontal as well. My house has the dimmer switch slidy thing so it doesn't really matter
     
    TacoMoose, Dec 9, 2020
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