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Fastener Training Minute Mar 15, 2018FTM 126: Torque Wrenching, Part 4
A kind of a tricky way not to calibrate your torque wrench, but to check out whether or not your torque wrench is accurate.
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published March 15, 2018 as "How to test...
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Fastener Training Minute Jan 16, 2018FTM 124: Torque Wrenching, Part 2
The two main categories of torque wrenches are known as indicating torque wrenches and control torque wrenches.
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published January 16, 2018 as "different types of ...
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Fastener Training Minute Nov 20, 2017FTM122: Torque Wrenching, Part 1
If I use an extension with a torque wrench, does that modify the torque value or change the result that I'll get using that torque wrench?
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published November 20, 2017 as "will using an...
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Fastener Training Minute Oct 30, 2017FTM 121: ROCAP Testing
If you're in the structural bolt business or not, ROCAP testing is a very interesting principle that informs us about how nuts and bolts work in general.
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published October 30, 2017 as "ROCAP Testing" during...
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Fastener Training Minute Sep 28, 2017FTM 120: Class 2A and Class 3A threads
Please address the difference in strength between Class 2A threads and Class 3A threads, or in the case of a nut Class 2B and Class 3B.
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published September 28, 2017 as "the difference in...
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Fastener Training Minute Aug 31, 2017FTM 119: Hex Bolts and Hex Cap Screws
Today, we're going to talk about a very simple but important and often misunderstood topic and that is the difference between a hex bolt and a hex cap screw.
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published August 31, 2017, as "the difference between...
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Fastener Training Minute Jan 12, 2017FTM 112: The Wedge Tensile Test
The Wedge Tensile Test is one of the most common tests in all of the fastener world, but it's also one that is often done incorrectly.
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published January 12, 2017 as "The Wedge Tensile...
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Fastener Training Minute Dec 8, 2016FTM 111: Zinc Flake Coatings
A Client received some product and a description of the coating did not quite match what it was supposed to be. The customer noticed the error and rejected the product.
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published December 8, 2016 as "Zinc Flake Coatings"...
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Fastener Training Minute Nov 4, 2016FTM 110: Correctly Handling a Reject
How to handle a reject when you have to present this to a large manufacturer or importer or supplier, whose attention is sometimes hard to get.
This edition of the Fastener Training Minute with Carmen Vertullo was originally published November 4, 2016 as "How to handle...