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Carpentry - Fasteners

Terms in this set (38)

Anchor
A device used to fasten structural members in place.
Box nails
A thin nails with a head, usually coated with a material to increase its holding power.
Brads
A thin, short finishing nail.
Bright
Term used to describe uncoated nails.
Carriage bolt
A machine-threaded bolt having a rounded head and no screw slot.
Common nails
Fasteners used for rough work such as framing.
Common screws
Multipurpose slot-headed fastener.
Conical screw
Hollow wall fastener with deep threads used as a holder for screws.
Connectors
Term used to describe a large metal fastener used to join framing members.
Contact cement
An adhesive used to bond plastic laminates of other thin material; so called because the bond is made on contact, eliminating the need for clamps.
Drive anchor
A solid wall fastener that is set with a hammer.
Drop-in anchor
A solid wall fastener that requires a setting tool used to support bolt threads.
Duplex nail
A double-headed nail used for temporary fastening such as in the construction of wood scaffolds.
Electrolysis
The decomposition of the softer of two unlike metals in contact with each other in the presence of water.
Expansion anchors
Hollow wall fastener that spreads out behind the dry-wall to secure screws.
Finish nails
A thin nail with a small head designed for setting below the surface of finish material.
Inserts
Lead and plastic anchors commonly used for fastening lightweight fixtures to masonry walls.
Galvanized
Protect from rusting by a coating of zinc.
Lag screws
Large threaded screw with hex head.
Lag shield
Anchor used to secure lags in solid walls.
Machine bolt
Hex-headed threaded fastener typically used with a nut and washer.
Masonry nails
Hardened steel fasteners used in cementitious materials.
Mastic
A thick adhesive.
Nylon plug
Used for a number of hollow-wall and some solid-wall applications.
Penny(d)
A term used in designating nail sizes.
Phillips head
A type of screw head with a cross-slot.
Plastic toggle
Hollow wall anchor used to secure screws.
Roofing nails
Large-headed galvanized fastener used to attach roofing material.
Self-tapping screw
Screws designed to drill a pilot hole as it is turned.
Sleeve anchor
Solid wall fastener used to secure bolts.
Solid wall anchor
Metal fasteners that tighten inside a hole as a bolt or screw is turned.
Split fast anchor
Fastener that tightens in a masonry hole by the opposing pressure of shaft legs.
Staple
U-shaped fastener used to secure a variety of materials.
Stove bolt
Bolt with a machine thread and a screw-slot head.
Toggle bolts
Hollow wall anchor with spring-loaded wings to secure a machine-threaded bolt.
Urethane glue
A high-performance glue that is strong, flexible, durable and is used for exterior applications.
Wedge anchor
Fastener used to secure bolts in solid walls.
Wire nails
General term for most nails that are made from coils of wire.
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