‘Parks and Recreation’ writer-producer Harris Wittels dies at 30 | Pan Phillip Self Tapping Screws

Put simply no self-respecting toolbox is complete with one. They come in various forms from retractable to fixed blade to breakaway.

Despite unresolved grievances and inherent challenges, no agency, channel or publication would ever consider declining the opportunity to work with government — the largest advertiser in Pakistan. Ayesha Shaikh explains why.

Philips and star head screws can’t handle a lot of torque without stripping. If your rusted screws remain stuck or you’ve stripped the screw heads, try cutting a notch into each head and removing them with a flat blade screwdriver.

You haven’t lived until you’ve mastered two-stroke handling, and the KTM 250SX is the best all-around handling smoker on the track. It handles instinctively. You just have to think about choosing a line and it takes it. There is one caveat—you have to fiddle with the fork-leg height to dial in the balance to perfection. One millimeter in either direction can make a noticeable difference, and it’s not unusual for an MXA test rider to come in from a race and slide his forks down to change the cornering habits for the next moto.

With PV installations increasing across the country, more unique roofing materials are questioned every day. For interlocking metal shingle roofs, finding the right mounting solution can be a puzzle. Most interlocking metal shingles have a pattern stamped onto them, and traditional roof mounts often require smooth, flat surfaces. Flashing is also difficult on interlocking metal shingles since shingles can’t be separated and flashing can’t slip underneath.

More often than not the culprit is either compressible material in the joint (e.g. paint, plastic or dirt) or insufficient torque (which may require a higher grade bolt to improve upon), however there’s many odd reasons. Interestingly, the solutions are often counter intuitive, e.g. going down a bolt size is sometimes the answer!

Lathes are amazing, and one of the greatest inventions of the last 1,000 years. I am not a real machinist, but with effort—and machinist tables and maths—I can duplicate that Ducati mystery thread. Some bike restorers claim they cannot live without a lathe. A very large claim, but it’s true that a lathe will save the day on occasion. This is a 1956 Atlas 6 x10” lathe in beautiful 50s-era powder blue. Back in the day you could buy one of these at Sears along with home décor, shoes for the kids, and a 106cc Gilera Motorcycle. I do miss Sears.

“Once the screw is in position, the robot must provide a very solid backstop so the driver can generate the necessary downward thrust,” says Graham. “The last thing you need is to start pushing on the assembly and have the robot move away.”

Today, ultrasonic welding is used to assemble a wide variety of toys, including boats, figurines and game pieces. The technology offers extremely fast cycle times, which appeals to toy engineers.

The woooosh you just heard and are probably wondering what it was, was a clue-by-four that utterly missed you.

Large advertisements on front pages of most newspapers (except the solitary exception of Dawn) that reverse news priorities. Frequent, long mid-breaks on TV and FM radio channels, with superimpositions and tickers on screen that diminish coherence and continuity. Commercially branded programmes and content titles.

Of course they do, but why do you think that is? Because they’re just dumb punters who like physical objects, even if they’re fakes? Or because they actually care about seeing the REAL stage of production, the effort going in, the technical hurdles, seeing the real product before it hits the shelves, etc.? You don’t lie to people just because you know they want to hear it.