fastener
111Anixter Pentacon — is the military/aerospace fastener distribution arm of Anixter International. Anixter International (NYSE: AXE) is a Fortune 600 (#509, Fortune 2006) company based in Glenview, Illinois, USA and founded in 1957. Anixter is the world s largest… …
112PEM nut — A PEM nut is an internally threaded fastener, that when pressed into ductile metal, displaces the host material around the mounting hole, causing it to cold flow into a specially designed annular recess in the shank of the fastener. A serrated… …
113screw — screwable, adj. screwer, n. screwless, adj. screwlike, adj. /skrooh/, n. 1. a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, esp. by means of a screwdriver. 2 …
114zip — 1. noun /zɪp/ a) The high pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air. b) Energy; vigor; vim Syn: whizz, zing, slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper 2. interjection /zɪp/ …
115Distorted thread locknut — A distorted thread locknut,[1] is a type of locknut that uses a deformed section of thread to keep the nut from loosening from vibrations or rotation of the clamped item. They are broken down into three types: elliptical offset nuts, centerlock… …
116wiggle nail — noun a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry • Syn: ↑corrugated fastener • Hypernyms: ↑fastener, ↑fastening, ↑holdfast, ↑fixing * * * noun …
117Adjustable spanner — From the bottom: 1. The first adjustable spanner f …
118Wrench — For other uses, see Wrench (disambiguation). A set of chrome vanadium metric wrenches, open at one end, box/ring at the other. This type is commonly known as a combination wrench. A wrench or spanner is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical… …
119Button — For other uses, see button (disambiguation) and buttons (disambiguation). Wedgwood button with Boulton cut steels, depicting a mermaid family, England, circa 1760. Actual diameter: just over 32mm (1 1/4 ) …
120Torque wrench — A torque wrench is a tool used to precisely set the torque of a fastener such as a nut or bolt. It is usually in the form of a socket wrench with special internal mechanisms. A torque wrench is used where the tightness of screws and bolts is… …
