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Episode 147 of Fully Threaded is LIVE!

Fully Threaded Radio episode 147 “The NEW Fully Threaded” was published December 19, 2019. ‘Tis the season for wrapping up gifts and another year of predominantly fastener-related talk radio, as Advance Components CEO and chief gingerbread architect Suzy Cravens shares heartwarming details of her recent experience on Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge (1:21:36). Offsetting all the peace and harmony, […]

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Episode #147 – Tahini Tell-All

‘Tis the season for wrapping up gifts and another year of predominantly fastener-related talk radio, as Advance Components CEO and chief gingerbread architect Suzy Cravens shares heartwarming details of her recent experience on Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge (1:21:36).  Offsetting all the peace and harmony, digital distribution pundit Ian Heller, of Rapid Results Marketing explains […]

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FTM 147: Does Heat Treating Change the Physical Properties of Fasteners?

The answer to that question is true, that’s exactly why we do it. This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published December 18, 2019 as “Is Heat Treating used to change the physical properties of fasteners?” during episode 147 of Fully Threaded Radio. Sometimes we heat treat Fasteners or any […]

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Episode #146 – Unthreaded

A screw thread is a helical structure, flowing between the linear and rotational, and when Tim “Action” Jackson along with Jo Morris of Desert Distribution join the podcast it’s a different sort of threadform altogether (1:12:18). With a more precisely pitched dialogue, Würth Industry director of international trade compliance, Danielle Riggs explains key concepts every […]

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FTM 146: Does Heat Treating Change Fastener Chemistry?

The answer to “is Heat Treating used to change the chemical composition of fasteners” is false. This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published November 21, 2019 as “Is Heat Treating used to change the chemical properties of fasteners?” during episode 146 of Fully Threaded Radio. Heat Treating cannot change the […]

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FTM 145: Shear Strength

How do we measure, and what is the Shear Strength of a fastener? This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published October 23, 2019 as “Shear Strength” during episode 145 of Fully Threaded Radio. Now strangely enough, it’s a very unusual property in that we very seldom actually test for […]

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Episode #144 – Flavor Saver

Falling in the pool during this year’s International Fastener Expo is something everyone miraculously managed to avoid, despite the intensity of the networking and revelry at the welcome gala extravaganza. Even the life guards were impressed nobody got wet. Show coverage of the fastener industry’s largest trade event features comments from Hall of Fame inductees […]

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Episode #143 – Hexitivity

 Time is getting short ahead of the annual International Fastener Expo, in more ways than one, as Bryce Campbell of Bryce Security Fastener explains during a thought provoking conversation touching on screws, T. rex, and the fabric of reality (1:31:26). Baird senior analyst David Manthey describes what goes into producing the monthly Fastener Distributor […]

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FTM 143: What does Passivating Stainless Steel do?

Why bother passivating Stainless Steel fasteners? This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published August 20, 2019 as “Passivation of Stainless Steel fasteners” during episode 143 of Fully Threaded Radio. Stainless steel is a corrosion resistant alloy ; this is one of the properties of stainless steel. Stainless Steel is […]

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