Blind-Rivet
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Blind Rivet

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Blind-Rivet

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Blind rivets, also known as pop rivets, are a type of rivet that are commonly used in applications where there is limited access to the rear side. Blind rivets have two parts. The first part is called the rivet body, also known as the shell or hat. The second part is called the mandrel or stem. The mandrel is usually inside the rivet body. When there is no or limited access to both sides of a compartment, a hole should be drilled first through the parts to be joined. The blind rivet is inserted through the drilled hole and the rivet body makes its contact with the parts. A blind rivet gun is placed on the rivet that pulls the mandrel into the rivet body. Due to this pull, its expansion and grip to the parts to be joined is created. Once gripped, the mandrel snaps and holds the rivet in its place permanently.

Allen-Socket-Set-Screw
Screws and Sockets

Allen Socket Set Screw

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Allen-Socket-Set-Screw

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Allen screws are screws characterized by its head having a hexagonal socket. Allen or hex socket is the primary drive used and is to be torqued using an Allen wrench, also called a hex key. Allen socket screws are often seen as advantageous over the normal Philip’s head. Allen screw head has six pressure points while the other one has only four. With more pressure points, it is easier to grip the screw making Allen screws preferable. Set screws are also known as blind screws which are a type of screw usually for attaching and securing an object against another object. The most common example of application of set screws is securing a pulley or gear to a shaft. When considering registering the gear, collar, or any similar disc-shaped object to a part of the shaft, a flat can be machined into the shaft, then the end of the set screw is pressed against to secure it. Socket set screws are especially designed for preventing movement of a pulley or any similar machine part relative to a shaft. Stainless steel screw and sockets would often offer incredible advantages over screws and sockets made with ordinary materials. Its advantages include being resistant to corrosion and it requires low maintenance among the others. It might cost a little more than the ordinary materials, but it has a lasting value.

Hook-Screw
Screws and Sockets

Hook Screw

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Hook-Screw

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If you love hanging pictures, paintings, or other items in your house or office, hook screws might be familiar to you. Hook screws are a small hook with a pointed, threaded shank for screwing into woodwork or paneling, and a curved hooked end. To install hook screws, find a ceiling joist where you want to hang your hook. Use a pencil to mark your desired location for the hook screw in the joist. Drill a pilot hole to the ceiling joist. When choosing a drill bit, go for a slightly smaller one than the hook screw. Drill slightly deeper than the length of the threaded shaft of the hook screw. Remember to drill the hole not too widely or shallowly. If the hole is too wide, the hook screw won’t have anything to hold on to, making it loose. If it is too shallow, it would be hard to screw the hook screw all the way in.

Lag-Screw-Bolt
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Lag Screw/Bolt

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Lag-Screw-Bolt

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Lag screws are one of the toughest fasteners available in the market. Due to these screws’ sturdiness, they are used to connect heavy lumber or other materials that are bearing extremely heavy load. In order to use a lag screw, drilling a hole is the first step. A nut on one side of the lag screw would help it hold things together. The thickness and length of a lag screw is the most important when considering getting these screws. It is sturdy in nature but make sure that the thickness and length you choose can support a heavy weight without breaking or twisting. Lag screws are different from other common screws like wood screws. Wood screws, although used to connect two woods with each other, they are not threaded all the way up, unlike lag screws. Also, when using lag screws, a pre-drilled hole is required. Lag screws are also known to be more safe and secure in providing support compared to wood screws.

Gravity-Toggle
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Gravity Toggle

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Choosing the right fixing for a surface depends primarily on the strength on the surface. Because hollow surfaces are weaker than others, it requires fixings specially designed for relatively thin and soft materials. Some of these are rubber-sleeved fixing, plastic collapsible fixing, plastic spread fixing, spring metal toggle fixing, and gravity toggle.

A gravity toggle is likened to the spring metal. The only difference between the two is the number of metal arms inserted through the hole. Gravity toggle has one while the latter has two. 

A gravity toggle is only used in vertical wallboards and should not be reused. Otherwise, the toggle will fall off. 

Fixings are a general term for items designed to attach objects to certain surfaces such as floors, walls, roofs, doors, and the likes, holding them steadily, usually permanently. They are a form of connector and play a particularly important role in construction.

Fixing is usually the key component in attaching larger or immovable objects. Examples include fixing a cupboard to a wall, a handle to a door, or a timber joist to a wall plate. Just like anchors, fixings also need to resist pull forces and shear forces.

Gravity-Toggle

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Job-Screw
Screws and Sockets

Job Screw

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Job-Screw

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A job screw is a type of a self-drilling screw which means that they are designed to have drill bit points that can bite into the metal. This means drilling would be lessened and the amount of time and effort required for you to complete your project would be reduced. However, there are a few things to consider when deciding which self-drilling screw to use. The first thing to consider is the flute length. The flute’s purpose is to extract the drilled material from the hole, if this becomes blocked, then cutting will be hindered. The flute length needed to complete your project would depend on the thickness of the metal you will use your screw on. Next consideration would be your drill point. When choosing which screw length to use, always take note of the material you plan to drill through. If the threads of the screw prematurely engage even before the drill point has perfectly passed through the material, screw breaking could be expected.

Toggles, Studs, Rivets and Washers

Toggle Nut w/ Screw Bolt and Hook

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Nuts are another type of fastener with a threaded hole. Usually, a nut is the counterpart of bolt. Bolts can hold things together tightly thanks to the nuts. Nuts and bolts are used together to clamp two or more parts having unthreaded holes together. The two are kept together by a combination of several factors including the friction of their threads, stretching of the bolt, and compression of the parts that are to be held together. Toggle bolts and nuts are a kind of wall fastener for use on hollow walls, having a part that springs open or turns through 90° after it is inserted so as to prevent withdrawal. They are used for hanging objects on hollow walls such as drywall. It has wings that open inside a hollow wall, bracing against it to hold the fastener securely. Both toggle nut and toggle bolt fasteners are easy to apply. Aside from that, using them have a lot of benefits including shock and vibration resistance and high shear and tensile strength.