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  2. Self-tapping screw - Wikipedia

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    Sheet metal screws (sometimes called "sheet-metal self-tappers", P–K or PK screws from the brand name Parker Kalon, the company which pioneered [7] the manufacture of, but did not invent, these screws) are a type of screw which can form a thread in thin sheet metal. Pan-head self-tapping screws are common in metal cases for electrical ...

  3. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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    A 5-point can drill through 0.5 in (12.7 mm) of steel, for example. self-tapping machine screw: A self-tapping machine screw is similar to a machine screw, except the lower part of the shank is designed to cut threads as the screw is driven into an untapped hole.

  4. Rail fastening system - Wikipedia

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    A chair screw (also known as coach screw [16]) is a large (~6 in or 152 mm length, slightly under 1 in or 25 mm diameter) metal screw used to fix a chair (for bullhead rail), baseplate (for flat bottom rail) or to directly fasten a rail. Chair screws are screwed into a hole bored in the sleeper. [17]

  5. Pentalobular screw thread - Wikipedia

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    A pentalobular screw thread is a form of self-forming thread used for screws. Self-forming screws are used in ductile materials, such as aluminium and plastics. Self-tapping screws are widely used for driving into sheet metal or plastics and forming their own thread. They may be either self-drilling, forming their own hole through unbroken ...

  6. Tap and die - Wikipedia

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    Two screws in the stock bear in to indentations on either side of the slit, tending to squeeze the slit closed, whilst a third screw with a tapered tip screws in to the slit forcing it open. Working these three screws against each other adjusts the die. Integrated screws appear to be common in the US but are almost unknown in the UK and Europe.

  7. Speed nut - Wikipedia

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    Most types are designed for either machine screws or sheet metal screws. Some nuts do not attach to the workpiece. Some nuts do not attach to the workpiece. These are usually shaped as either a rectangle, a flange nut , or a hex nut ; the rectangular speed nut is also known as a flat-style speed nut.