self-tapping thread
1Self-tapping screw — Self tapping is the ability of a screw to advance when turned, while creating its own thread. Self tapping screws are commonly used with sheet metal and plastic components. This ability is created sometimes by having a gap in the continuity of… …
2self-tapping screw — /self tap ing/ a screw designed to tap its corresponding female thread as it is driven. Also called tapping screw. * * * …
3self-tapping screw — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : tapping screw * * * /self tap ing/ a screw designed to tap its corresponding female thread as it is driven. Also called tapping screw …
4self-tapping screw — /ˌsɛlf tæpɪŋ ˈskru/ (say .self taping skrooh) noun a screw which is capable of cutting a female thread in the hole into which it is screwed. Also, self tapper …
5self-tapping screw — noun A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal) …
6self-tapping — adjective pertaining to something that can advance when turned, while creating its own thread …
7self-tapping — adjective (of a screw) able to cut a thread in the material into which it is inserted …
8self-tap|ping screw — «SEHLF TAP ihng», a screw that cuts its own internal screw thread in metal: »The three cornered screws are self tapping (New York Times) …
9thread-cutting screw — A British term for a self tapping screw. A self drilling fastener that drills its own hole, taps a mating thread, and then fastens, all in a single operation …
10Bolt-on neck — is a method of guitar (or similar stringed instrument) construction that involves joining a guitar neck and body using screws as opposed to glue as with set in neck joints. The term is a misnomer, introduced mostly by Fender whose guitars… …
