While a handyman can buy nuts and bolts of virtually any size almost anywhere at little cost, there are times when he or she must renew stripped threads, cut threads to fit existing nuts, bolts or ...

The new taps include (top to bottom) Paradur® Ti Plus for threading blind holes in titanium alloys; Paradur® Ni 10 for tapping nickel-based super alloys, such as Inconel 718; and Prototex® TiNi Plus ...

Tapping screws form mating threads in materials they are driven into. There are two basic types: thread forming and thread cutting. The thread-forming screw displaced material around the pilot hole so ...

The strength of some internal threads is more sensitive to tap diameter than previously thought. • Cold-formed threads are no stronger than cut threads when holes are correctly sized. • Cut threads ...