I have never seen a screw being hammered and i take offense at that statement. It’s European snobbery.
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2025, at 13:14, Paul Koning via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On Dec 15, 2025, at 4:00 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk <[email protected]> >> 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 >
