Part of that is probably because we’ve gotten so good at making them that they’re seen as cheap commodities, but the physics and engineering behind the screw thread is interesting stuff.

Woodworking screws are actually quite the varied microcosm, with a massive number of combinations of heads, drives, threads, points, and materials. It's easy to just pick a screw and decide to ...

The U.S. and Britain are going to standardize screw threads. No great oratory attends this homely step, no military pageantry, yet it may be as important as half a dozen formal treaties.

LOOK AT THAT. THE BOTTOM IS HELD WITH A WOODEN SCREW DOWN THERE. THREADS IN WOOD. YOU LOOK AT CIDER PRESSES, WINE PRESSES. HERE'S A PLANE THAT USES SCREW ADJUSTMENTS ON A WITCHET. THIS HAS SCREWS ...

If the cut bolt threads acceptably, leave it alone. If not, try the bevel to see if that helps. If you’re looking to cut small machine screws, using a hacksaw could be fussy and slow.

The coiled thread on a screw is among the ‘chiral’ structures’ whose mirror image is different from the original. When reduced to the nanometer scale, these structures could have an important role in ...

Make your own darn metal screws with this 1889 foot-powered lathe! Roy shows how to cut perfect threads, cones and tapers in iron and brass. Make your own darn metal screws with this 1889 foot ...

According to a recent paper published in the International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology, one of the secrets was the use of a standardized screw thread, first proposed 10 ...