Share some objective or subjective wisdom you’ve learned recently.

  • Xantar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    7·
    6 months ago

    (not recently but always useful): Righty tighty, lefty loosey. Always helps when un/screwing things.

    • Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee
      7·
      6 months ago

      Except gas pressure regulators

      And lawnmower blades

      And brush cutter heads

      And some wheel hubs

      What did I miss?

      Oh, bicycle pedal cranks

      • sylver_dragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        6 months ago

        What did I miss?

        Anything where the nut will regularly be in a counter-clockwise rotation. Ideally you want the nut spinning toward tightening, so that it doesn’t back out over time. So, for some application “left-handed” threads make more sense.