[Pete] bought himself an old South Bend lathe, but unfortunately some of the thumb screws were missing from this fine old machine. Originally, the lathe had knurled thumbscrews, and with a ...

A screw is a type of hardware fastener that attributes its mechanical capabilities to the helical groove that extends around the circumference of the device's shank. These threads provide the friction ...

Customization begins with awareness of the end-user’s needs. Ultimately, this will help streamline design requirements and ...

3/4 - 2" DIAMETER - HEX HEAD CAP SCREW - GRADE 5. Our Grade 5, 3/4 - 2 inch diameter hex head cap screws meet ANSI B18.2.1 dimensional specifications and feature rolled threads. Additionally, our ...

The world is literally kept from coming apart by screws and bolts, and yet we don’t often give a thought to these mechanisms. Part of that is probably because we’ve gotten so good at making ...

If you regularly repair old machinery or other things around your home, you’re bound to run into rusted screws. As long as you keep the right tools and supplies on hand, you can undo even the ...

In other words, the French introduced not only national standards, but a system of standards. It survives today as the metric system.

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

There’s no question that power tools have made things easier in the shop. But the craft of woodworking has been around a lot longer than electric tools, and there are still some hand tools that are ...

Point being, there are ways of finding metric solutions even if they don't seem readily available. Why all this fuss over metrics? I'd argue they're hyper-valuable to management. I'd argue they're ...

As a rule of thumb it should be no less than 10cm thick. It’s also recommended that your base is the metric size of the building to help with water drainage – an important consideration. However, some ...

Washington Wizards point guard Malcolm Brogdon underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb on Tuesday, the team announced. Brogdon suffered the thumb injury in practice on ...