Whether you are building something or making repairs, sometimes it is the smallest parts that fail and cause problems. Fasteners like screws and bolts play vital roles, which is why you should follow ...

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 ...

Few fasteners can beat threaded ceramics nuts and bolts when it comes to withstanding heat, pressure, and corrosive environments. Just don't torque them too tight. Back in the late 1980s, I had my ...

When hot rodders build a street machine or street rod, countless hours are expended selecting the proper major components, building the drivetrain, detailing the chassis, choosing the right tires and ...

Most engineers who deal with bolted joints are familiar with torque tables for SAE-grade bolts, but these are all too often used without regard for the yield strength of internal threads or the bolt’s ...

What do you recommend for beadlock bolts? Antiseize? Thread-locking compound? Nothing? It seems that different manufacturers recommend different things. Most of them are using a steel insert and a ...

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 ...