You wouldn't hang a small picture frame with a house nail or build a piece of furniture with an upholstery tack, but when it comes to screws most people will grab whatever they've got on hand to ...

We've all been there. You finally muster up the energy to fix something. You have your screwdriver with you, only to find a hexagonal socket waiting for you on the screw that needs tightening. Also ...

Screws are everywhere. They hold your life, and your furniture, together. Screws come in all different shapes and sizes but chances are you're probably only familiar with a few of them. There's ...

Lead screws from igus, Providence, R.I., use high-performance self-lubricating plastic material nuts, eliminating the need for lubrication and making the motion-control devices suitable for clean ...

Stripped screws are a pain point for the DIY enthusiast and professional craftsperson alike. They're incredibly frustrating ...

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It’s time to settle an age-old debate: nails vs. screws. Both are a form of ancient wood-fastening technology that still get the job done today. But how do you know which one to use for any given ...

So I've always thought that having magnets near hard-drives was bad for the hard-drives, yet these days all I see are magnet-tipped screw drivers. Even those "iFixit" branded ones, which are obviously ...

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It is said that for every 100 lb of weight removed from a vehicle, its mpg improves by an average of 1% to 2%. This is critical to the auto companies that must find ways to increase their average ...