Get a Grip On The Nuts And Bolts of Holding Your Project Together With This Guide On Fasteners
A simple guide to what to use, and when to use it.
screws
Fabricate Your Own Threaded Parts with Taps and Dies
Screws and bolts are simple options for fastening two pieces of material together. How would you go about making your own?
Quick Tip: Know Your Screwdrivers (Hint: It’s Not a “Flathead!”)
Knowing proper names for screwdrivers and other tools help you learn and help you not look like a lightweight.
Here’s How to Use Different Types of Screws
Screws are a staple of DIY building and good for a wide variety of projects. Here are the basics to using and choosing screws.
Know Your Screws: An Intro to Thread Pitch
Are you using screws that are the right size and pitch for your threaded nuts or holes?
Tamper “proof” screws pool on Flickr
I have a little box in the top drawer of my workbench that I think of as a kind of miniature trophy room. Every time I successfully remove a tamper-resistant, “security,” or other PITA fastener, I toss it in the box.
Seriously screwed up
If your all-time favorite simple machine is the helical inclined plane, if words like “panhead,” “countersink,” and “Pozidriv” have a mysteries hold over you, if your idea of fun is looking at vintage YouTube footage of Soviet-era screw-drive vehicles (and whose isn’t?), you’ll want to bookmark the singular hardware high weirdness that is the Screw […]
