That's one of those pervasive inaccuracies. Like saying, "I air down to 15 pounds for trail rides"...
Try changing the vernacular on either of those. I gave up decades ago. As I stated earlier - "the devil is in the details"
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Try changing the vernacular on either of those. I gave up decades ago. As I stated earlier - "the devil is in the details"
Are you griping about the use of "right" instead of clockwise and vice versa? EDIT: caught up with the more recent previous post and see the answer is yes. I think it's just that it came together as a rhymey phrase that was easy to say and remember, and right corresponds with the direction of motion of the part of the wheel (or fastener, or tool) at the "top", from the perspective of the user.
Do people still use this by the time they can drive? I taught it to my six year old so he could take stuff apart (bad idea, apparently). If someone is old enough to work on a car and still needs a mnemonic device to figure out which way to turn the screwdriver then they have problems.
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I get what you're saying, and when I first heard it I thought it was weird, but once it was clarified to refer to the "top", I accepted it and moved on, because 8 year olds don't get to sit at a table and piss and moan. By the time I had grown into the pedant that I am today, I was well past developing the muscle memory to know which way to turn the wrench without having to think about it.
Yes, but the problem is lots of folks don't have that muscle memory or the ability to visualize clockwise and counterclockwise in their heads and apply that to the out of position wadded up under the rig reaching around the t-case to loosen a bolt that has the threads pointed at you. So I hear them under there going righty tighty lefty loosey and I always ask them what the fuck they are doing.
Circles do not have left and right, knock it off. And even circles that conform to clockwise and counter only do so when viewed from one side.
I grew up taking things apart and never learned the phrase. That way I don't mess up when taking a bolt or nut off the back side of something I'm looking at.
It's like that stupid i before e thing with a pile of exceptions. It's just weird.
It's like that stupid i before e thing with a pile of exceptions. It's just weird.
Was taught the right hand moment rule in school and use the same for right-hand threads. Thumb points in the direction of drive. Use left hand for left-handed threads like changing blades on the weed wacker.
I was waiting to see if someone brought up thread patterns.
"Screw handedness refers to the direction that a screw’s thread wraps around its shaft. Right-handed threads run clockwise, and left-handed threads run counterclockwise. The origin of a thread’s handedness is rooted in human physiology: Screws with different handedness are ergonomic for people depending on their dominant hands."
https://www.nationalbolt.com/blog/left-hand-right-hand-fastener-threads-uses-comparison/
We had an old Dodge pick up on my grandparents dairy and the lug nuts were righty tighty and lefty tighty. I have problems with journeymen that don't know how to put Crosby's on a wire rope so I buy Fist Grips and they're still confused.
The very first time I encountered left hand threads was on an old Dodge truck.
I had a utility trailer that was made out of a '37 Chevy pickup front end. LH threads (both sides).
How about those left hand drill bits. Those things are great!
You people down south wanting power in below freezing temps are making me work for it.
Try being Left handed!
Lefty loosey Righty tighty never made sence, its always...... Nope, that's not the right way
Lefty loosey Righty tighty never made sence, its always...... Nope, that's not the right way
Lefty’s are the only folks in their right mind. Ask me how I know.