I have seen a few takes on the Ford deal. At least one suggests that to ensure a good supply of high quality fasteners Ford requested a license so they could manufacture screws if need be. Robertson turned down the request, and Ford was concerned about the possibility of dealing with a limited number of suppliers.
As a note for anyone purchasing Robertson drivers and screws for the first time - make sure the screw fits very snugly on the driver. One of the advantages of the Roberson system is that you should be able to force/tap the screw on and it will stick there as you wiggle into some recess on the boat, line up and start the screw. You should be able to hold the screwdriver downwards and give it a light shake without the screw failing off. I have noticed poorly sized bits/screws for sale where there is some slop and the screw falls off. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 Message: 1 Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:51:14 -0500 From: "Marek Dziedzic" <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Anchoring floorboards - was Re: floorboards Message-ID: <blu177-ds209930051875374400b82ace...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Mr. Robertson was a Canadian. If I remember correctly from Milton, ON (now part of Greater Toronto Area). Supposedly the story is that Ford tried to buy the licence from him to use the Robertson screws in production of Model T, but he refused (wanting to manufacture them himself). Ford went with the second best ? the Philips screw. The rest is history. Marek (in Ottawa)
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