It’s easy to cut bolts and small machine screws to length. On the other hand, there isn’t any job so small or simple that it can’t be done wrong, and this is a classic example. Get it right, and you ...

One of the greatest advantages of designing plastic parts is the vast number of assembly options a designer can apply to his or her design. The most common among these options is the use of screws.

It’s time to settle an age-old debate: nails vs. screws. Both are a form of ancient wood-fastening technology that still get the job done today. But how do you know which one to use for any given ...

Eight years ago, Tommy Grant learned that 20 percent of the inventory of his Houston-based fastener distributor business contained counterfeit nuts, screws and bolts that didn`t meet industry ...

Shoulder screws, also known as shoulder bolts and stripper bolts, are machine screws with an integral shoulder or journal between the head and thread. Although they are not readily available in local ...

Resources for nuts, bolts, screws and related fasteners for motorcycles (bottom of page), including titanium, anodized, stainless steel, metric and more. If you have a tip on a good online source of ...

Among my prized possessions I include Machinery's Handbook, which provides important information about fasteners, machining, tooling, gears, and materials. But this tome runs over 2,500 pages, so I ...

It's easy to visually distinguish between nails and screws, but what makes each one better for certain projects? It's about shear force vs. tensile strength.

An impact driver is the workhorse in any workshop. Dealing with screws and other fasteners that require some real muscle to handle? Step aside, cordless drill, and let the impact driver take over.

It is said that for every 100 lb of weight removed from a vehicle, its mpg improves by an average of 1% to 2%. This is critical to the auto companies that must find ways to increase their average ...