FROM THE WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP: Selection perfection for nut and bolts

ANYONE who has spent time around machinery will appreciate the wide variety of fastener styles used. Different combinations of nuts, bolts, washers, bolt head styles, surface coatings and materials make for a plethora of fastener combinations. While it is easy enough to replace a fastener ‘like-for-like’, it is also valuable to understand why certain fasteners are used for particular applications. By Josh Giumelli, Kondinin Group. Photos: Ben White and Josh Giumelli.

Josh Giumelli
 Bolt bling : Fasteners come in a range of surface coatings as well as materials.

Bolt bling : Fasteners come in a range of surface coatings as well as materials.

Last month we looked at thread types and how to recognise them. This month, in a follow-up to that article we look at a range of different fastener styles, and what applications they are best suited to....

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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