enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Simpson Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_Manufacturing_Company

   The company was founded by Barclay Simpson in Oakland in 1956, as a successor to his father's window screen company. [1] Simpson manufactured joist hangers and the company's subsidiary Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. became a dominant producer of structural connectors in North America and Europe. [1]

3. Strong tie - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_tie

   Strong tie may refer to: Simpson Strong Tie, a subsidiary and brand of structural hardware produced by the Simpson Manufacturing Company; Interpersonal ties, in sociology

4. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_(engineering)

   In wood-frame construction ties are generally made of galvanized steel. [2] Wood framing ties generally have holes allowing them to be fastened to the wood structure by nails or screws. The number and type of nails are specific to the tie and its use. The manufacturer generally specifies information as to the connection method for each of their ...

5. Rail fastening system - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_fastening_system

   A chair screw (also known as coach screw [16]) is a large (~6 in or 152 mm length, slightly under 1 in or 25 mm diameter) metal screw used to fix a chair (for bullhead rail), baseplate (for flat bottom rail) or to directly fasten a rail. Chair screws are screwed into a hole bored in the sleeper. [17]

6. News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com

   www.aol.com/news

   Get breaking news and the latest headlines on business, entertainment, politics, world news, tech, sports, videos and much more from AOL

7. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_and_bolt_types

   The coarse thread of a lag bolt and lag mesh deform slightly, making a secure, near watertight, anti-corroding, mechanically strong fastening. mirror screw: This is a flat-head wood screw with a tapped hole in the head, which receives a screw-in chrome-plated cover. It is usually used to mount a mirror. sheet metal screw

8. Turnbuckle - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnbuckle

   A turnbuckle, stretching screw or bottlescrew is a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables, tie rods, and other tensioning systems. It normally consists of two threaded eye bolts , one screwed into each end of a small metal frame, one with a conventional right-hand thread and the other with a left-hand thread.

9. Thread-locking fluid - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread-locking_fluid

   Thread-locking fluid or threadlocker is a single-component adhesive, applied to the threads of fasteners such as screws and bolts to prevent loosening, leakage, and corrosion. Most thread-locking formulas are methacrylate-based and rely on the electrochemical activity of a metal substrate to cause polymerization of the fluid.