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Just tossing this around. What with the March primaries behind us and the State of the Union on tonight, maybe we could have maybe a short 8 hour reprieve from not talking politics? :D

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Why is it replacement parts are never all in stock at the same location? I think I need to replace my washing machine belts. Some places have the belts but not the hoses, others the hoses but not the belt.

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On 5/12/2024 at 10:43 PM, Coop said:

Just curious. A 1/4” bolt has an od dimension of 1/4”, thus the name. I have yet found the relationship of a #6 or a #8 wood screw to its size. What determines the number given to a wood screw? 

I think I found it - #0 is 0.060" shaft diameter, and each step up is 0.013" larger.  Intuitive, right?

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On 5/13/2024 at 10:42 AM, Mark J said:

I wonder if screw numbers are related to drill bit size numbers?

I hoped so, but I was disappointed.  I think drill numbers, like wire gauges, get smaller as the drill gets larger, and screw gauges are the opposite. 

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I suspected some kind of correlation between the number of the screw and the diameter of the head, as that measurement is the easiest to determine on a wood screw but I guess not?

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