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Offline Greybeard

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This is interesting
« on: 17.01. 2019 17:27 »
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Re: This is interesting
« Reply #1 on: 17.01. 2019 19:33 »
Bugga! I thought you meant cruzin' down the local pickup strip ;)
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Re: This is interesting
« Reply #2 on: 17.01. 2019 22:03 »
Blimey! More screw types there than the Kama Sutra  *smile*

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Re: This is interesting
« Reply #3 on: 18.01. 2019 00:56 »

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Re: This is interesting
« Reply #4 on: 19.01. 2019 11:40 »
They say necessity is the mother of invention. That list of drive types illustrates that some people 'invent' things just for the hell of it. Sometimes to avoid a patent infringment, but not always.
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