Jun 20, 2006 11:57
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spur
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Insert the flattened end of cleanout drill into opening at end of screw, avoiding spurs in the closure screw.
What is "Spurs"?
What is "Spurs"?
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| 4 | the fillets of the screw |
Robert Roata
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| 2 +1 | stripping |
Marie Scarano
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| 2 | lobe (of a screw head) |
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Robert Roata
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the fillets of the screw
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lobe (of a screw head)
I am only guessing, but Torx screws have a star-shaped opening in the head that looks like a spur.
They are used as closure screws because they sustain greater torque.
So spurs might be referring to the lobes or the inwardly protruding parts in the head opening.
I do not understand why it should be in plural, but calling them spurs may already be a creative use of the word, so why not make it plural because there are several of them?
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-06-20 14:46:27 GMT)
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On second thought, making it plural is not so strange. I was only thinking about metal spurs, but there are other spurs like the ones on animal legs.
They are used as closure screws because they sustain greater torque.
So spurs might be referring to the lobes or the inwardly protruding parts in the head opening.
I do not understand why it should be in plural, but calling them spurs may already be a creative use of the word, so why not make it plural because there are several of them?
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-06-20 14:46:27 GMT)
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On second thought, making it plural is not so strange. I was only thinking about metal spurs, but there are other spurs like the ones on animal legs.
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stripping
This phrase is somewhat mysterious! But here are my two cents.
Spurs can be rough protrusions as below:
http://www.answers.com/topic/spur
# A spurlike attachment or projection, as:
1. A spinelike process on the leg of some birds.
2. A climbing iron; a crampon.
3. A gaff attached to the leg of a gamecock.
4. A short or stunted branch of a tree.
5. A bony outgrowth or protuberance.
I am guessing that you should avoid "stripping" the head of the Philips screw by creating "spurs" while tightening it.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2006-06-20 23:05:08 GMT)
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I would reword the second part of the sentence as follows:
...taking care to avoid stripping the screw while tightening it.
Spurs can be rough protrusions as below:
http://www.answers.com/topic/spur
# A spurlike attachment or projection, as:
1. A spinelike process on the leg of some birds.
2. A climbing iron; a crampon.
3. A gaff attached to the leg of a gamecock.
4. A short or stunted branch of a tree.
5. A bony outgrowth or protuberance.
I am guessing that you should avoid "stripping" the head of the Philips screw by creating "spurs" while tightening it.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2006-06-20 23:05:08 GMT)
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I would reword the second part of the sentence as follows:
...taking care to avoid stripping the screw while tightening it.
Peer comment(s):
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Kari Foster
: Spurs are 'rough protrusions', but I still don't understand the sentence. ;-)
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The asker doesn't as for a translation, does she?This is English-English!
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