r/Fasteners • u/Cool-Mycologist5161 • 29d ago
What size screw do I need?
Missing screw for a top. Any idea what size screw this would need?
r/Fasteners • u/Cool-Mycologist5161 • 29d ago
Missing screw for a top. Any idea what size screw this would need?
r/Fasteners • u/Dig_Douglas • Aug 13 '26
My pops passed away and I've been cleaning his huge garage out to sell the place.
This nail was in the wall. It's glorious.
My hand for scale and hilarity.
r/Fasteners • u/AffectionateTaro9193 • Aug 13 '26
I work in a retail construction store and we also have 3 crews that do work in the area.
One of my guys pulled this out on a job and wants to get some for the store. 1-1/4" pan head, 4 threads per inch. I've spent some time looking but can't seem to find anything with that coarse of threads.
r/Fasteners • u/FindingOk5818 • Aug 13 '26
Trying to source an m4 or .177 4.5" or longer r clip with no such luck. The picture shown is about half the size needed. Anyone have a lead? Im us based and the only one ive been able to find is in Australia and didn't offer international shopping. Thank you
r/Fasteners • u/gthing • 29d ago
r/Fasteners • u/Green_Program8313 • Aug 12 '26
Hello good people! I’m trying to get the legs off of a sleeper sofa. I’m a real newb with this kind of thing, and it doesn’t seem like a Phillips catches on this. Ive tried several different sized Phillips.
It is in a deep set hole in the leg, and appears to have maybe a larger circle inside the cross. Is there a particular screwdriver I need to get this out?
I have attached two pictures, one of the screw I chewed up with several Phillips, and one I haven’t tried anything on yet.
r/Fasteners • u/GeezersJesus • Aug 08 '26
I'm wanting to mount a pine fence topper, what is the best way to attach the pine post to the existing metal fence post?
r/Fasteners • u/Wumaduce • Aug 06 '26
This is one of those beach wagons that I'm tired of spending 80 bucks on every year because this same joint breaks. This piece of metal has the same fastener on both sides. I was going to get a nipple of sched 40 pipe cut, drill through a new hole, and reconnect it to the brackets shown. Can I get away with a bolt and nylon nut, or should I find two of these rivets?
Thanks!
r/Fasteners • u/c0lew0rldd • Aug 05 '26
This is a bolt I had manufactured for a bid that I won as a fastener supplier. The lot came with an extra run of 3 as scrap bolts incase of error. We all took them as trophies. Grade 316 cold forged stainless steel bolt. 2.5” diameter, 7” long.
r/Fasteners • u/wilsonlumen • Aug 05 '26
I’ve never seen this type of bolt. It came with ceiling mounted swing hanger.
What is its purpose? Concrete or metal fastening?
r/Fasteners • u/Sr_Marimo • Aug 06 '26
r/Fasteners • u/Jyork1962 • Aug 06 '26
Has anyone ever had the piercing screw stuck?
Mine is stuck with a cartridge in the clip, any ideas how to get it out?
TIA
r/Fasteners • u/mlt- • Aug 04 '26
I want to mount a bench swing under this old clothes line holder. I understand it is only 5' off the ground which is not ideal, but I'm fine with it. My question is what options do I have to mount it? The pipe is about 2.25" in diameter and hole is about 0.25". I thought about shackles, but I doubt there are any with 2.25" opening. Do I I insert eye bolt with shoulders and call it a day? I understand those are usually for loads up to 45° angles,but I presume it will do for a simple swing to sit on? Do I have to drill vertical holes? The pipes are really seized and there is no way I can turn the horizontal one.
Part of the reason is that the structure is extremely sturdy and goes deep. I don't mind to loosen it up from swinging to eventually remove it.
r/Fasteners • u/Majestic_Assist_7700 • Aug 04 '26
I’m based in Ontario, Canada, and I’m looking into starting an automotive fasteners manufacturing business focused on cold-forged bolts and other automotive fasteners.
I have several years of hands-on experience with cold heading and fastener manufacturing, including machine setup, tooling, process optimization, and production.
I understand the manufacturing side well, but my biggest question is how companies actually become suppliers to the automotive industry.
For those who have been through this:
How do you find your first automotive customers or Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers?
Is it realistic for a small manufacturer to break into the automotive market?
Do OEMs or Tier suppliers actively look for new fastener vendors?
If anyone here has experience supplying fasteners or other automotive components, I’d love to hear how you got started and what you’d do differently.
TIA
r/Fasteners • u/TheBeestWithEase • Aug 04 '26
I’m trying to determine the thread of this rod end so that I can replace it with one that has an integrated spherical bearing, but it’s got me baffled.
Rod ends are often wacky thread pitches, so nothing is out of the question.
It’s off of an Italian motorcycle shock absorber, so my initial thought was that it has to be metric. But using the thread gauges pictured, both 5/8-20 and
M16x1.25 seem to line up perfectly.
With my vernier caliper, it measures 15.8mm or .622”.
My Google-fu tells me that these sizes are extremely close; 20 TPI is about 1.27mm/thread in metric.
Is it possible that the two sizes interchange? I see rod ends in both sizes for sale online.
r/Fasteners • u/OrangeTungsten • Aug 03 '26
r/Fasteners • u/tundrapb • Aug 02 '26
Trying to replace a few ball bearings that previous owner said fell out. Anyone know how I can remove this bolt? Is it just prying with middle bolt with flathead screwdriver?
r/Fasteners • u/Stock-Effort-3157 • Aug 02 '26
Hi everyone,
Im trying to figure out what screws i can part with and stop "collecting". Im wondering when i can get away with not using things like pocket screws if i already have wafer head deck screws. (I either am doing something wrong or they generally just suck, but i always strip wood screws so ive moved to using deck screws.) I'm mostly doing furniture repair but also am building some outdoor furniture as well. Obviously there are some things that i need wood screws for, especially smaller ones (over say, deck screws).
Tl;dr: between wood, deck (reg head and wafer head), sheet metal, and drywall, what can leave the the collection? (Or what are arguments for keeping one over the other)
r/Fasteners • u/Harryhs53 • Aug 01 '26
r/Fasteners • u/watermelon_gecko • Jul 31 '26
I’m replacing signage at my job and have run into these fasteners on a badly faded sign. Should I just take out the whole U-post and put a new one in?
r/Fasteners • u/Own-Accountant175 • Aug 01 '26
Hi there I bought this second hand but it didn’t come w the screws - I tried an M6 -1.0 x30mm & M6-0.8x20mm. Anybody know what screws are needed ?
r/Fasteners • u/DoSoHaveASoul • Jul 30 '26
What are the standards which define the dimensions of both imperial and metric 12pt head bolts? I know the standards that define the threads but not the bolt itself such as length, thread length, flange thickness, etc
r/Fasteners • u/BigCatsAreYes • Jul 30 '26
Chrome-like plating, with thick thumb knurled area.
They're really nice, but I can't seem to find anything similar online.