[cctalk] Re: IBM 2315 Cartridges

[Paul Koning via cctalk]

> On Dec 15, 2025, at 4:00 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
> wrote:
> 
>>> The RK05 manual (similar pack) says to turn the screws backwards until you
>>> can feel they are in the original threads before screwing them in.
> 
> On Mon, 15 Dec 2025, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote:
>> This is common practice for every screw and material (wood, metal, plastic 
>> etc.).
> 
> It is a sad comment on our society that there could be a need to tell people.
> Are there really people who were not taught that the first time that they 
> encountered a threaded fastener?

Well...  I remember growing up my father told me that some people think a 
hammer is a suitable tool for inserting a wood screw.  Apparently in Holland 
this practice is known as "American screw driving".  Hmmm...

        paul