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27th June 2009, 08:07 AM #1
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What's the difference...
...between a screwdriver and a turnscrew?
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27th June 2009, 09:40 AM #2
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Old school flat shank and blade screw driver rather than a round shank with a flat forged/ground on the end.
PS also it can be a thread that gets turned akin to a tread in a car jack etc.
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27th June 2009, 01:20 PM #3
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The turnscrew is the forerunner of the screwdriver. That's all.
Regards from Perth
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27th June 2009, 01:30 PM #4
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Is a Screw Driver the governor of a prisin, and a Turn Screw a "Bent" warder???
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27th June 2009, 01:53 PM #5
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I have seen the flat shank of a turnscrew gripped tightly with an adjustable wrench to give extra turning power while pushing down with the other hand on the top of the handle.
Mighty useful in removing stubborn screws.
Can't do this with a round shank screwdriver.
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27th June 2009, 07:46 PM #6
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multigrips work on a round shank
when you are up the creek.
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27th June 2009, 09:36 PM #7
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Here's a similar archaic expression. In one of Jerome K Jerome's books (Three Men on the Bummel I think) I came across 'screw hammer'. From the context it was a spanner.
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