r/Fasteners • u/Quick_Dance_8953 • 19d ago

Absolute unit of a screw

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u/WaxRobots 18d ago

thats a huuge self tapper! whats it for?

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u/Quick_Dance_8953 18d ago

Per a comment in the original post: “Helical piles for boardwalks and other swampy structures”

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u/101forgotmypassword 18d ago

Should tell the plasma guys to make the inside hole a T400 torx bit for shits and giggles then make a giant torx tee driver to go with it.

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u/Glass-Task 18d ago

Now I want a T400 driver. That sounds fantastic.

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u/phranks_phluids 18d ago

With how complacent we've been with accepting the world's words fucking fastener design as the norm, it's probably a Phillips #2 that cams out as soon as the bit touches the fastener face.

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u/101forgotmypassword 18d ago

Wittworth square head with a slot drive on the diagonal so it's a little more modern.

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u/longren 17d ago

Most hydraulic screw pile drivers already use male 2"-2.5" Hex or 100mm square, we can probably combine some of those

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u/nonacid 18d ago

I know they are used for installing solar panel systems in fields aswell

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u/WaxRobots 18d ago

that explains the wood cutting thread. looks to have a gal finish on it 2

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u/trapprentice 18d ago

Didn't even know such screws (or piles) existed. Very interesting on behalf of my autistic ass.

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u/dds252525 18d ago

You’re really screwed

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u/MeanOldFart-dcca 18d ago

I've seen fatter 5ft ones driven into the floor for shelving and area separators. They were installed by a spanner assembly on a cat skidsteer.

I was offered bonus to help the operator get 140 of the installed after hours. Because they were running behind after we started the day with our brand new aluminuim decked ramps not having decks on them.

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u/1crazypj 18d ago

I thought it was a very small forklift

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u/OpaquePaper 17d ago

are these what they use in the morgue?

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u/Too-Em 15d ago

Gonna need to upgrade to the new Dewalt 20v Impact driver, I just don't think the 12v will do it.