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The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered
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History that deserves to be remembered. If you love history, this is the channel for you! Stories of forgotten history, all between five and fifteen minutes long.
Episodes are posted Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
I have always loved history and believe that history does not have to be boring.
At its heart, history is story telling, and I believe that it should be told with passion and genuine love for the material. History might be tragic, it might be comic, but it is the story of who we are, and we should not be afraid to enjoy that story, and be moved by it.
I live in the American Midwest, talk too fast but am working on that, and tie my own bow ties. Yes, the hats in the background are mine.
Topic suggestions are always welcome. Send them to Suggestions@thehistoryguy.net
Fan mail is welcome at: PO Box 1473, O'Fallon, IL 62269
Join our community at https://thehistoryguyguild.locals.com/
Episodes are posted Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
I have always loved history and believe that history does not have to be boring.
At its heart, history is story telling, and I believe that it should be told with passion and genuine love for the material. History might be tragic, it might be comic, but it is the story of who we are, and we should not be afraid to enjoy that story, and be moved by it.
I live in the American Midwest, talk too fast but am working on that, and tie my own bow ties. Yes, the hats in the background are mine.
Topic suggestions are always welcome. Send them to Suggestions@thehistoryguy.net
Fan mail is welcome at: PO Box 1473, O'Fallon, IL 62269
Join our community at https://thehistoryguyguild.locals.com/
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outsidethebox617
(3 minutes ago)
My dad's number one complaint about any documentary discussing the Robertson screwdriver has been that not one of them thinks to mention the fact that the Robertson tip also lasts infinitely longer then any of the other ones. ( particularly the Phillips)
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saxdude1993
(10 minutes ago)
The first time I worked on a jobsite where they used robertson screws I felt like I had discovered the wheel. They're so much better it's incredible that we still use phillips at all.
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susangunn3581
(17 minutes ago)
As a Canadian, this little piece of our history has been left mostly in the tool box. Thanks for bringing it to light.
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HMV101
(27 minutes ago)
I would never have imagined that a lecture wholly on screws could become wholly riveting.
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JC-cm9bn
(31 minutes ago)
Being an American who has used both, Robertson is preferred. Thank you Canada for a great invention!
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beetlejuice1239
(47 minutes ago)
Electrician of industrial engineering here. Started my career back in my home country Germany and never worked with anything other than phillips screws pretty much. First job in canada i learned about the robertson screws... and the patent fight about it. Since i saw these they became my favourite ones.
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richmcintyre1178
(52 minutes ago)
When I moved to Canada I was introduced to the Robertson screw. Since then I use it whenever possible. The Robertson screw and driver are just fantastic to use. Using it one-handed when working on something overhead is a great advantage. All the wood projects such as decks and wood furniture are much easier when using this ingenious design.
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MartianDanTheMartianMan
(1 hour ago)
Living in Canada and I keep telling my folks in Germany, to try and convince the industry to get rid of Philips screws and switch to robertson screws. NEVER have I stripped a robertson, ALWAYS (when the driver isn't wore out and even THAT takes forever) does the screws stick nicely to the bit or screw driver. ANYTIME a screw has been painted over, you can easily get the paint out or often just force the driver in and undo the screw. You CANNOT mix up the 3, rarely 4 different sizes of drivers, even visually they are easy to distinguish. When I first came to Canada, the Roberston was the one thing in my trade that blew me away. MUST BE EXPERIENCED to be truly believed and enjoyed! GO CANADA!
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ELMS
(2 hour ago)
As a Canadian we’re especially proud of the Robertson. It’s in widespread use in Canada today and provides excellent torque transfer with minimum slippage. . Excellent story!
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michaelfodor6280
(3 hours ago)
As a Canadian electrician, I live by the #2 Robertson. THG's analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of both types is bang on. Thanks for the episode that speaks to all us "sparkies".
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CMDR_Elizium51RA
(13 hours ago)
As a woodworker in the US I can say we often use Robertson screws, they just tend to often be referred to as Kreg screws due to their proliferation by being used in Kreg jigs for joinery/assembly.
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