I've used them for ages but never had to buy them. Is there any practical difference in the various sizes of screws and cage nuts? M6 seems to be the prolific choice, but I see 12-24 and 10-32 are ...

Ever been strolling through a hardware store or perhaps an auto parts establishment and wondered of the meaning behind the markings on the hundreds of thousands of bolt heads on the shelf? Whether you ...

Installing different wheels or wheel spacers will sometimes reduce the number of threads inside the lug nuts, which is referred to as the lug nuts' thread engagement. When we installed a three-piece ...

A variety of these common fasteners can be used. Hex and square nuts are the most commonly used varieties. Square nuts are normally used for lighter duty than are hex nuts. Flanged nuts have integral ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at handy flexible hose clamp pliers, screw-holding screwdrivers and battery desulfators that rescue batteries from the dead. This week's cool tool, the nut and ...

The bolt has always gotten the glory, but the nut is the real star. It can be round or square, winged or crenellated, easy to remove or impossible to remove. Around since the 15th century, it’s been ...

Injection molding can bolster performance and cut the cost of power-transmission nuts. The performance of power-transmission nuts made from plastics can vary drastically depending on how they are ...