Yeah, it IS pretty useful. Randall's right in that it isn't all that helpful in reverse. BUT, if you have a factory Spare Parts Catalogue and can ID, for example, that HU0808P as a set screw, you can easily get to that setscrew section of the catalog. I should also have mentioned another decoder for those part numbers
here on the VTR web site. A similar chart might still also be on Canley's web site, but I didn't find it this time around (it had been there in the past). This is somewhat useful if you kinda know what you're looking for and you do have that part number. Of course, if you find a hardware bit in the Spare Parts Catalogue with a more typical Stanpart six-digit number, i.e., 550026, then you're dealing with a possibly more specialized/dedicated part (in this case, a "Washer, waved"). Not that you might not find something in a hardware bin that's "close enough" for use, but....