Bolts and Nuts a handy guide to Screws and Screwing
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Dashbaw
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Handy guide, thanks John,
I originally trained as a millwright, so I should know most of the common nuts and bolt names. But, as I get older, I can see the thing in my mind but I can't remember the official name, so I end up looking for a one inch star socket with a bevelled head, in all the bins, instead of quickly reading the name tags to start looking in the right section. Or, I have to ask someone if they have star socket, bevel headed etc. Duh!
Dash
I originally trained as a millwright, so I should know most of the common nuts and bolt names. But, as I get older, I can see the thing in my mind but I can't remember the official name, so I end up looking for a one inch star socket with a bevelled head, in all the bins, instead of quickly reading the name tags to start looking in the right section. Or, I have to ask someone if they have star socket, bevel headed etc. Duh!
Dash
Uncle Hud
Just another blob of protoplasm using up your oxyg
Printed and filed for when (if) I actually try to work on my bike.
Abercrombie FJR
Well-known member
Dang John, you just illustrated how ignorant I must have sounded when I went in to buy supplies for repacking my motorcycle trailer wheel bearings yesterday.
I think my description sounded something like this. "I need four grease seals that fit in a 2 1/2" hole, four metal end caps, and four of those rubber nipple things that cover the grease zerk on the end of the axle. When he asked any more specifics like axle diameter or end cap size the best I could give him was a shrugged shoulder. Some how I got home with all the right parts and the wheel bearings are repacked and ready for the trip to Arkansas April 4th and Red Lodge in June.
I think my description sounded something like this. "I need four grease seals that fit in a 2 1/2" hole, four metal end caps, and four of those rubber nipple things that cover the grease zerk on the end of the axle. When he asked any more specifics like axle diameter or end cap size the best I could give him was a shrugged shoulder. Some how I got home with all the right parts and the wheel bearings are repacked and ready for the trip to Arkansas April 4th and Red Lodge in June.
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Tommy Kay
Well-known member
If you click on each picture you can open an expanded version of each. I did that then right clicked and saved them to my computer. Handy tid bits. Good looking out.
SacramentoMike
Not Safe For Work
I saw a lot of pictures of nuts, bolts and screw heads and ****, but not a damn word about screwing.
No help at all.
No help at all.
HyperPete
Opinionated curmudgeon
Nice, now I have names for all of the security bits I have!
Thank you.
Thank you.
Why would you be trailering a motorcycle form ND to Red Lodge? That's worth riding all the way!!! Don't be surprised if Bear Tooth is closed due to snow in June.
Pterodactyl
Well-known member
Where is the part that is the handy guide to screwing?
