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[–] Badabinski@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hate righty-tighty lefty-loosy. Depending on whether you're looking at the top or bottom of the screw, you can see movement to the right or the left. I hate whoever came up with it, and I wish I had been taught the right hand method. It works exactly the same as the electromagnetic right hand rule:
an example of the right hand rule as it relates to a screw thread

Basically, you take your right hand, stick your thumb out, and curl your fingers like you're grabbing a broom handle. Point your thumb in the direction you want the screw to move to. Want to screw something in? Point your thumb towards the thing. Want to unscrew? Point your thumb away from the object the screw is currently in. Then, just look at the way your fingers are pointing! If it helps, squeeze your fingers into a fist and see which way they move. Alternatively, bend your wrist in, and observe which way your fingers are moving. Works every time.

It sounds complicated, but there are plenty of people who are unable to intuitively differentiate from right and left the way they can differentiate up and down. I am one of those people. Thanks to this method, I've been able to develop the muscle memory/intuition to know which way to turn a screw.

It's important to note that this only works for screws that are "right hand threaded." If the screw is only getting tighter when you're using this method, then it's likely reverse threaded, or left hand threaded. If that's the case, just use your left hand instead of your right hand.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

... Neat.

Alas, most people know which way is left or right. In reality it's more clockwise vs counterclockwise. A good friend of mine needed that hold their left hand up and make an L to remember. Doing it with your right makes a J. Unless you somehow associate Left with Jeft in which case you probably pronounce gif wrong too.

Whichever works for you is great. It doesn't mean mean everyone is ND or has a learning disability.

Clockwise/counterclockwise still depends on which way you are looking at it. Sometimes you have to unscrew things from the other side.

[–] Lath@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago

Unless you're south of the equator ...

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Clockwise lockwise. Windershins looser.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Never heard that one before, thx.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 years ago

La derecha oprime, la izquierda libera.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It would be great if cats could fix cars... :)

Even though we would probably employ them and make them work 9-5 like another species I know.

[–] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What species works 9-5? I'd love to have more time off.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah... Hopefully not in 10 years, if I do things right.

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If too much righty tighty then it might become loosy

[–] KreekyBonez@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"little bolt no good anymore" - maybe don't use caveman strength on an 8mm bolt that holds no weight???

[–] InputZero@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seen it too many times. The biggest guy on the team grabs the biggest wrench he can find for the smallest fastener on the assembly. Maybe the wrench bends, maybe the head snaps, I've seriously considered getting torque limited Allan wrenches.

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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Torque specs? Keep going right till it gets loose again

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also, crossthreading = nature's loctite.

[–] KreekyBonez@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

shit, guess I'm replacing the whole thing now

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

I learned it the other way: Lefty Loosy, Righty Tighty. Your version sounds so wrong to me, but I presume mine sounds wrong to you wrong people.

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago

Was gonna say that sounds about right for a Ferrari Mechanic 😂

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Not on all vehicles.

I broke 2 lug nuts off a Willys Army Jeep I was restoring in High School before I figured that one out.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

😂 HIS ASS IS NOT A MECHANIC 😂

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Unless it's a propane tanks top spigot, then it's lefty tighty righty don't fuck with it.

[–] KreekyBonez@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

just watched a sadly hilarious video of a mechanic struggle with reverse threads on highly specific rotating assembly. like, I get it, it's not immediately obvious, but edit that wrong turn out if you want to make a serious explainer series. also, if you work with pivots that often, you have to expect that shit.

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure if it's a symptom of a mental disorder but I struggle with right vs left to this day. If someone says "turn left" it takes some mental power for me to decipher. But clockwise / anticlockwise is easy for some reason

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This. I have mild dyslexia and dysgraphia and I refuse to give driving directions. I will point left, say right, and not even realize it and just confuse the shit out of my driver, lol.

Hell, I refuse to accept directions. My navigator will say left, I'll go right, and they'll look at me funny. If we're in my car, we're using GPS. No exceptions, even if we're just going 3 blocks.

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[–] ShadowAndFlame@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hell yeah. Though, I do get strange looks when I'm giving a thumbs up or down to an inanimate object...

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Still remember the day my grandfather taught me this

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

They better remember this when they’re doing Lewis’s wheels next year!

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

👍right hand rule master race

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Righty tooty lefty loopey, except after c

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