When does a screw become a bolt?

[sailme88]

A set screw is a bolt with the thread going all the way to the hex head.
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A cap screw is a bolt with a recessed hex head to take an Allen Key.
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Therefore a bolt and a screw can be almost the same thing.
Don't sweat it. Or just screw it.

gary

a SET screw is actually a locking "device" that prevents a bolt from walking out. SET screws are usually a headless and threaded with an ALLEN ( metric or SAE) driving point. The unit being locked might have a flat spot or a drilled hole where the SET screw makes contact.

 

[WayneH]

A brace and bit was the name we knew for that tool. Very powerful tool. And a timeless classic. It's a shame to let one get away. Not everything electric is better. You could bear down on a fastener that would make an electric smoke. Antique? Not yet!

And as a plus, it's battery never dies.

 

[rgranger]

We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definition of a screw....

 

[Davidasailor26]

We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definition of a screw....

Surely you’re not saying there’s something screwy here.

 

[rgranger]

Surely you’re not saying there’s something screwy here.

Nice!

 

[dlochner]

We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definition of a screw....

It's gonna be a long off season.

 

[kappykaplan]

It's gonna be a long off season.

 

[Terry Cox]

Surely you’re not saying there’s something screwy here.

Aw nuts!

 

[Will Gilmore]

We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definition of a screw....

Fasteners are riveting, and this thread is just trying to pin down and drive home something of a hex, fit it into a slot, a bit of the wrenching question; not bolt away from the screwed up mystery, but to nail it down.

-Will