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2. Simpson Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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   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. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   A hurricane tie used to fasten a rafter to a stud. A tie, strap, tie rod, eyebar, guy-wire, suspension cables, or wire ropes, are examples of linear structural components designed to resist tension. [1] It is the opposite of a strut or column, which is designed to resist compression. Ties may be made of any tension resisting material.

4. Strong tie - Wikipedia

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   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

5. Black & Decker’s warning: ‘Counterfeit’ screws don’t meet ...

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   The white screws sold last year in the Hialeah area measured nearly three inches long and carried a familiar name for window installers: Ultracon, a line of Stanley Black & Decker products that ...

6. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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   Similar to a wood screw, except that it is generally much larger running to lengths up to 15 in (381 mm) with diameters from 0.25–0.5 in (6.35–12.70 mm) in commonly available (hardware store) sizes (not counting larger mining and civil engineering lags and lag bolts) and it generally has a hexagonal drive head.

7. Unified Thread Standard - Wikipedia

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   The number series of machine screws has been extended downward to include #00-90 (0.047 in = 0.060 in − 0.013 in) and #000-120 (0.034 in = 0.060 in − 2 × 0.013 in) screws; [3] however, the main standard for screws smaller than #0 is ANSI/ASME standard B1.10 Unified Miniature Screw Threads. This defines a series of metric screws named after ...

8. ISO metric screw thread - Wikipedia

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   A metric ISO screw thread is designated by the letter M followed by the value of the nominal diameter D (the maximum thread diameter) and the pitch P, both expressed in millimetres and separated by a dash or sometimes the multiplication sign, × (e.g. M8-1.25 or M8×1.25).

9. Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.

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   On the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, a major hurricane means a Category 3 or higher. The scale includes five categories based on the storm's sustained wind speeds. ... the storm caused ...