And then we have what is called a machine screw which is non-taper
threaded and is intended to go into a threaded hole or to attach to a
threaded nut. As a machinist, I think of a screw as a device with a
tapered thread cut into it and generally intended to form it's own
threads in the part that it goes into.
IMHO,
Rand E
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John Hermanson wrote:
> In my mind, a bolt goes through a hole which has no threads, and is held
> in place with a nut on the end. By this definition, there are no bolts
> in the OM-1.
>
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>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> Would you like the more common definition?
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw#Differentiation_between_bolt_and_screw>
>> or that of the language zealot? :-)
>> <http://euler9.tripod.com/bolt-database/boltdef.html>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> David Carter wrote:
>>
>>> Do we count screw like devices called bolts.
>>> Which brings me to ask. When is a screw a screw? OR a bolt a bolt?
>>> How do I tell them apart? Are they labeled to aid identification?
>>
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