screws

Get a Grip On The Nuts And Bolts of Holding Your Project Together With This Guide On Fasteners

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.

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Quick Tip: Know Your Screwdrivers (Hint: It’s Not a “Flathead!”)

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.

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Here’s How to Use Different Types of Screws

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.

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Tamper “proof” screws pool on Flickr

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.

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Seriously screwed up

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 […]

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