Fastco Fastener Roundup – Take 3
It’s time for yet another Fastco fastener roundup. Make sure to check out our first two roundups: here and here.
Also called self-clinching fasteners, or press-fit studs, these fasteners utilize a unique clinch feature below the head. These permanently mounted fixtures reduce costs and assembly time. They eliminate the necessity for loose hardware.
Unlike traditional screws, set screws create compression forces to hold two loose objects firmly together without the use of a nut. They are also called blind screws because they typically sit entirely inside the hole into which they are inserted.
Ball studs consist of a spherically shaped head and a shank. At Fastco, our machines can produce a limited array of ball studs due to the nature of the cold heading machines. We can go from a small diameter to a large diameter and back down to a small diameter.
It’s one of the simplest types of fasteners that exist. Dowel pins are solid, headless cylindrical-shaped unthreaded pins can be made from are variety of materials, from wood to steel and aluminum.
Recognizable for its round, domed head and square shoulder or neck, the carriage bolt derives its name from its original purpose: the construction of carriages and carriage wheels in the early 1800s.
