FTM 160: Good and bad Nuts

how to tell if a nut is a good nut or  a bad nut.

This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published January 23, 2021 as “how to tell if a nut is a good nut or  a bad nut” during episode 160 of Fully Threaded Radio. Well, welcome to the Fastener Training Minute brought to you by the Fastener Training Institute and the […]

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FTM 159: Thread Run-Out

Fastener Training Minute 159: Thread run-out

This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published December 16, 2020 as “how do we measure thread pitch run-out during episode 159 of Fully Threaded Radio. Well, hi everyone, this is Carmen Vertullo with the Fastener Training Minute, coming to you from the Fastener Training Institute and the AIM Testing […]

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FTM 158: What’s the Point?

Fastener Training Minute 158: What's the Point?

This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published November 21, 2020 as “if you don’t have the point you’re going to get the point” during episode 158 of Fully Threaded Radio. Hello everyone. This is Carmen Vertullo with your Fastener Training Minute coming to you from the Fastener Training Institute […]

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FTM 157: Thread Stick-Out

This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published October 18, 2020 as “Thread Stick-Out” during episode 157 of Fully Threaded Radio. Todays Fastener Training Minute comes by way of an email from one of our clients, and that email had to do with a question about “thread stick-out“. Now “Stick-Out” […]

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Episode 157 of Fully Threaded is Live!

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Fully Threaded Radio episode 157 “One More Rep” was published October 18, 2020. The screw biz rebounded sooner than expected, but the customer meeting game still has a long way to go. Veteran sales pro Jackie “Kind of a Big Deal” Ventura guest-hosts a timely segment that details the current picture, as she welcomes fellow rep John “Cowboy” […]

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Episode 156 of Fully Threaded is Live!

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Fully Threaded Radio episode 156 “Virtual Vegas” was published September 22, 2020. The one sure bet in the fastener industry is the Vegas show. But with this year’s long-odds cancellation, the FTR boys needed a way to unload their huge supply of giveaway Vegemite. They decided to set up a virtual booth anyway to see if […]

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Episode 155 of FullyThreaded is Live!

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Fully Threaded Radio episode 155 “Out-of-Synchness” was published August 15, 2020. Things don’t seem to fit together they way they once did, but an otherwise ripe market always seems out of whack to the inattentive. So when the circumspect Mr. Andy Cohn, of Duncan Bolt, joins news editor Mike McNulty to discuss the startling FDI results on the Fastener […]

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FTM 155: ASME B1.3 System 22 Thread Gauging

Fastener Training Minute episode 155, Tri-Roll measurement gauge

This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published August 15, 2020 as “System 22 thread gauging or thread inspection” during episode 155 of Fully Threaded Radio. I got a question or a suggestion recently from one of our good friends, Baron Yarbrough from Spring Bolt & Nut. Baron asked if […]

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FTM 154: ASME B18.16.6 nylon insert lock nuts

FTM 154 - ASME B18.16.6 nylon insert lock nuts

This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published July 21, 2020 as “ASME B18.16.6 nylon insert lock nuts” during episode 154 of Fully Threaded Radio. Today’s topic, like many of our topics came via an email question. Actually, it was a problem that a client had regarding the proper designation […]

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FTM 153: Fastener Standards Review Channel

a review of ISO 898 part I and SAE J429

This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published June 18, 2020 as “Fastener Standards Review Channel” during episode 153 of Fully Threaded Radio. We’ve been doing an interesting thing on the internet here since the pandemic has been going on and it’s called the Fasteners Standards Review Channel. I spend […]

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