If you are new to working with nuts and bolts, you may find the markings on their heads quite confusing. However, understanding nut and bolt grades can help you choose the right fastener for your project and avoid costly damage. Here are the most common...
Read moreWhich Metals Are Marine Grade?
Underwater and wet environments are highly corrosive to metals. To prevent the material from failing in these conditions it may be necessary to rely on metals to which alloying elements have been added in order to defend against the corrosive effects. Below we look at...
Read moreFasteners to Use for Boat Building
Plywood boat building used to be quite laborious and required lots of effort when it came to fastening - holes needed to be individually pre-drilled. Luckily, things have changed! Today the challenge probably lies in the large number of available choices when it comes to which fastener...
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