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* [https://www.ameriflowregisters.com/residential-grds/sidewall-ceiling-registers-grilles AmeriFlow], aka [https://www.hartandcooley.com/grilles-registers-and-diffusers-grd/residential-grds/sidewall-ceiling-register-grilles Hart & Cooley], makes registers in Mexico and can be found in TrueValue stores as well as e.g. [https://www.supplyhouse.com SupplyHouse]. They seem to be the only ones that make registers that are [https://www.hartandcooley.com/products/681-a681/steel-aluminum-1-way-register-ms-damper-1-2-fin-spacing uni-directional], which is unfortunate as it makes no sense to install a two-way (or straight) register at a vent that's in the corner of a room.
* [https://www.shoemakermfg.com Shoemaker Manufacturing] appear to be the only manufacturer of registers in the US. They are impossible to find in brick and mortar stores (except in Washington?). Online you can find them on some websites with absolutely astronomical prices and unrealistic return policies. I did end up ordering [https://amzn.to/3kbF6RK one register] on Amazon (and took the hit for return shipping) just to see what it looked like, but the styling didn't really work in a residential setting. The spacing of the fins was also too wide.
== Pulling dryer terminal block screws out of Samsung dryers ==
I had the pleasure of dropping not one but two terminal screws in our electric Samsung dryer "into" the dryer. Unlike other manufacturers, Samsung makes the housing of the dryer completely enclosed, so you can't simply "roll" the screw to the front like with other dryers and then just pull it out. There is, however, a way to get them out without fully disassembling the thing. Ironically, it relies on another questionable design decision — leveling legs that come all the way out.
The dryer's leveling legs have two curious features — they are made entirely out of plastic (so excessive force will crack or break them) and they can be completely removed from the dryer if you raise them high enough. This latter property allows us to use the holes to fish out the screws.
Tilt the dryer to the side and back to make sure that your fallen screw is in the rear left corner if looking at the front of the dryer. Then, slightly tilt up the dryer at the rear left corner and use a very strong magnet to reach through the hole and grab the screw. Depending on how strong your magnet is, you might need to reach in with your finger first to bring the screw a little closer to the hole.
A final note: if the dryer is mounted on top of the matching pedestal, you will need to screw the legs onto the pedestal when tilting to get the screw into the corner and then unscrew them when tilting to get the screw out.