I hope she has one of my favorite washers - a Nord-Lock Wedge Lock.
Woman set up a table to share her collection of washers. Nothing was for sale
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Re: Woman set up a table to share her collection of washers. Nothing was for sale
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I honestly feel that way every time I walk into the hardware store.
I feel hardware stores went the opposite direction. They show the popular, common things. I sort of miss stores before the internet. You would get large stores that carried everything , so if you went there for one thing, you would find all the other stuff in the middle. For instance, hardware stores before home depot/lowes usually had plumbing for all the homes in town, even the really old ones. Lots more brass than…
Also in large “Home improvement” stores forget about asking for something non-standard of for any unintended application. For example if you tell an employee that you need “something to hold this part here but cannot be a screw because the back is hidden” they will look at you as if you were speaking in mandalorian.
Most large auto parts stores are the same.
Re: Woman set up a table to share her collection of washers. Nothing was for sale
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We found a museum in Haines, AK that contained only hammers--the proprietor had stories to go with many of them. If you stopped to look at any given hammer for more than a second he'd tell you not just a history but an entertaining history of it. Highly recommended: https://www.hammermuseum.org/
All he has is a hammer?
Probably everything looks like a nail to him...
Re: Woman set up a table to share her collection of washers. Nothing was for sale
#114Is there a mirror available? Twitter never loads for me.
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Re: Woman set up a table to share her collection of washers. Nothing was for sale
#115Lock washers ftw. Simplest design ever, yet perform such a crucial service.
Lock washers don't do anything. Use threadlock.
Lock washers help prevent fasteners from loosening particularly under vibration or similar stress. They're not as effective as LocTite or similar products (adhesive thread treatments), but also don't gum up the pieces.
Somewhat ironically, greasing threads can actually result in a more reliable fastening as it permits removal of the bolt or screw and permits stronger tightening which can increase the physical bond.
If you really want a reliable fastening, use a retaining device such as a cotter pin or retainer ring, or riveted fastenings ;-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotter_(pin)>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_pin>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-clip>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retaining_ring>
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