Problem driving in screw

[DTR]

I just can't figure out what the problem is

 

[Racers]

Its a cross head nail!

Pete

 

[woodpig]

I can see the problem, that Pozidrive nail doesn't have a point on it!

 

[nanscombe]

It's not a nail, it's a rivet.

 

[wizard]

Stupid answers anyone can see you have to tap a thread into the wood before you screw it in

 

[Chrispy]

I think it come somewhere between a left-hand and a right-hand threaded screw!

 

[dc_ni]

Your all wrong, that was developed in the 70's for the car industry and you need a brummies screwdriver to fit. It in between tea breaks and strike action of course

 

[Bod]

No, you are all wrong.
It should be silver, not gold.

Bod

 

[Cheshirechappie]

That's the Mk I version. The Mk II was a development in a slightly different direction - it had a thread, but no screwdriver recess. The Mk III combined the best features of Mk I and MK II, in that it had no thread and no screwdriver recess, and was thus very cheap to manufacture.

Whilst this development work was ongoing, a competitor launched a version with both screwdriver recess AND thread, cornered the market, and drove the first company out of business.

Thus, the original Mk I, Mk II and Mk III versions are very rare, and will in due course command high prices from collectors.

(P.S. If you are struggling to get a screw in, try a smear of Vaseline. It will slip in much easier.)

 

[heimlaga]

I suppose that a Chineese heard a Scotsman talk about screw nails and decided to make some for export to the British market.

 

[n0legs]

You won't get a tune from it without a hole down the middle.

 

[Fromey]

Hey, fancy a simple straightforward screw?