Everybody who has worked on a car knows the pain and suffering of stripping or damaging threads. It can and will happen to anybody on a wrenching journey, and it often feels like a firm dead-end for ...

Patent-pending geometry improves surface quality and ensures consistent, extended fine-surface finish of the threads. WALTER USA launched the TC130 Supreme tapping tool with a new, patent-pending ...

As the screw cuts, it produces dust. Masonry screws are engineered to clear dust away from the area to prevent binding. For ...

The high-performance HSS-E thread-forming tap suitable for through holes and blind holes in a wide range of materials, with toughness, hardness, and heat resistance to the entire tap. DORMER PRAMET ...

The average do-it-yourselfer hates to drill metal, especially steel. We don’t know how many questions readers have submitted and we’ve answered on that topic over the years. Even the most enthusiastic ...

Tool targeted at auto industry puts threads in aluminum and other soft metals. A few years ago, engineers and management at Emuge Corp., a leading maker of taps, drills, and other rotary tools, ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at automatic wire strippers for the perfect wire cut, the ChassisEAR to locate bad noises and the extension wrench that loosens bolts in tight areas. This week's ...

Adding threads to your 3D prints is a life-changing feature, but obviously there are a lot of trade-offs and considerations when deciding on how to go about this exactly. Between self-tapping screws, ...