BH Screws

[Jerry Forwood]

Maybe so, But I'll bet that the special "Tamper Proof" screw would cost more than a common screw and washer.  And remember that in a kit you furnish the labor to assemble, therefore they would not have saved any labor costs.

73 de Jerry, KØEJF
E.J.(Jerry) Forwood

-- "Chris Trask" <christrask at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Why would a kit manufacturer use a "Tamper Proof" screw on something
> that by definition surely be "Tampered with"?
>

    It's not a matter of making it "tamper proof".  It's more a matter of
keeping the screw from coming loose by itself over time.  In a way, it takes
the place of an additonal lock washer, which is a cost item.

Chris

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