Hasco Fasteners

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control (VIDEO)

Editor’s Note: This is the third in our four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. Bulldozers were the first machines to begin operating using GPS satellite data to guide the operator and position the blade. Today these systems have evolved to become more productive and user friendly, but you don’t just jump on one and […]

How to Get Rid of Fire Ants

Want get painful pests off your property? Choose the extermination method that best suits your fire ant infestation.

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

10 beginner plumbing tips everyone should know

Hey guys! We actually just got back from 10 days away, up to Maine visiting family and completely unwinding without cell or internet for a few of those days. Sorry for the crickets in the comments and on social media. Speaking of crickets, we didn’t really see much wildlife on our vacation (that transition works, right?), which is a bummer because I was really hoping to see a moose because I haven’t for many years and everyone has been talking about seeing a…

Auditing of Fasteners to Prevent Failures

Fastening errors can never be eliminated if proper technique and tools are not used. Audit discussion must begin with an understanding that a process is under control, until such time as variances …

How To Eliminate Galling in Fasteners

Galling can damage metal-on-metal joints. Some heads-up design can reduce the problem and lead to better fastener performance.

How to Loosen Nuts, Bolts and Screws

Torches, screw extractors, oil and other tricks to help you free stuck fasteners. These tips work on any fasteners in your home, automobiles and lawn mowers. So stop dealing with problem nuts, bolts and screws and make life easy on yourself with these time-tested tricks.

How Bolt Does Fraud Detection Better

An overview of how the fraud detection industry works today and Bolt's unique approach to lower false positives while eliminating fraud liability.

Free Fastener Guide

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Five Fastener Tips Every Manufacturer Should Know

Including the fastener supplier early in the design process helps reduce manufacturing costs, speed the fabrication process and improve product durability.

Why Torquing Your Fastener With the Correct Load is Essential

To the average person, there may not seem to be very much to the process of tightening a nut and bolt – just grab the proper-sized wrench, fit it to the nut, and give it a couple of turns. But to an engineer, the process of tightening a fastener – or “torquing” – is a …

Roof Gutter Joint Leak Repair Guide

Roof gutter leak at seams: how to fix joint or seam leaks in gutters. How to repair a leaky gutter<br>Using mesh tape and butyl caulk to repair leaky gutter seams or joints<br>When should we replace dented or bent roof gutters?<br>Choices of patches or sealants to fix a hole in a gutter<br>Questions &amp; answers about how to repair leaky gutter joints

How Bolt helps engineers own and optimize build pipelines with CircleCI

Bolt reduces the average commit time from 20 minutes down to just five – while more than tripling its volume of tests thanks to CircleCI.

Ask the Expert: Should I bolt down my tire safety cages?

All tire inflation cages must be free-standing and never anchored to a floor, or even a portable surface. This is for good reason.

A specifier’s guide to fasteners and fixings

Fasteners and fixings are very often forgotten about in the build chain, and are either a last-minute consideration or left to the contractor’s discretion

35260 Plastic Fastener Remover

Incredibly Useful, and Free, Guide to Fasteners

Everything you always wanted to know about nuts, bolts, and other fasteners but were afraid to ask.