Engineers with fastener manufacturers assure me if nuts and bolts are torqued to their proper value, they will hold within specifications without a lock washer. In fact, they warn lock washers can ...

Anyone who has ever pounded on a stuck bolt or used an impact wrench to remove a rusty nut knows that vibration really helps. Put that same joint into service and subject it to the right kind of ...

Nuts and bolts can get stuck sometimes, especially when rust is involved. If yours aren't coming loose, use a torch and watch ...

A torque wrench is an extremely important tightening tool that you definitely don’t want to skimp on, especially if yo ...

Boeing has secured new stocks of specialized nuts and bolts that hold together its top-selling commercial jet, two industry ...

A phone is held together with about 75 fasteners, a car with 3,500, and a jet plane with 1,500,000. The SR-71 Mach 3 spy plane is built of titanium, with titanium nuts and bolts. The sockets also ...

Fasteners are components used to attach plane parts together and can include rivets, nuts, bolts and screws. The fasteners range from bolts half an inch long to screws several inches long.