Big Bolts and a Hammer

More from our warehouse:

How huge are these?!

We used our hand to show you perspective because I can't remember how long or thick these bolts were.

Maybe a hammer will show you a better perspective - how's that look? 

Huge, right?!

Hey Squirt!

Do you know about Squirting Washers?

They exist, and they are a very smart invention.

Once the washers have been given adequate tension, orange silicon that is embedded in the depressions under the bumps squirts out! So you know exactly when you have tightened them enough. Pretty brilliant!

Underneath those bumps...

ORANGE! 

When inspectors see the orange squirts, they know that they have been tightened appropriately.

Pretty clever.

We're in Style, People!

The September 2015 issue of People's Style Watch (this one)...

 Has put together an "On the Edge" hodgepodge of cool accessories and clothes, and we are currently in style - SEE!

They are earrings that, when you wear them, look like they have gone through your whole earlobe.

In case you can't read it, it says they are $23 and from a website called www.myjewelcandy.com

I have to say they got this one right - my sister has a pair and she does look cool in them.

Did You Ask How You Can Organize and Store Your Drill Bits?

How about make a Drill Bit Organizer with a CNC Machine?

Then watch this video to see the final product - it is awesome!
(He also explains the whole process of designing and making it.)

I WANT ONE!

Found the videos over at Core77 - an Industrial Design Magazine + Resource

Phillip and His New Hat

This is Phillip.

And this is his hat!

We're all green (like his hat) with envy.

Gigantic Drill Bits

I hope you are able to see the scope of these with my not-so-great photo, and I only used my hand as a reference so that might not help either...

but can you see how ENORMOUS these drill bits are?! 

I wish it were silver and not black so you see it clearer, like the one next to it. Actually, even the second largest one is pretty huge!

If you need one, or have any questions, let us know.

We carry them.

Fasteners, Helping to Cool the Earth

We found another assembly diagram that shows lots of fasteners - and it is very creative -  so we love it.

This diagram was made by Doug Chayka for Fast Co. Exist's feature on "World Changing Ideas of 2015", The title is: GEOENGINEERING. I think the diagram, in reference to the article, is suggesting that maybe one day someone will come up with a plan for humans to cool our planet...clever way of expressing it. There are a bunch of fasteners in the diagram, which is also awesome, but at this size they are hard to see so be sure to click over to the artist's website to see a big version of it - to see all the fasteners in all their glory: http://www.dougchayka.com/. Perhaps fasteners will help save the planet.

How to Loosen Nuts from Bolts

Typically we don't like to talk about nuts coming loose from bolts but sometimes it is necessary when you need to remove something, and often quite difficult. So we found a pretty decent tutorial on the Do It Yourself Network that gives you 5 ways to loosen them yourself.

Of course sometimes it is easy to separate a nut from a bolt, like in this video:

And other times, you may need a tip from the tutorial: 
How to loosen nuts from bolts

Fast Fasteners

As I was out and about on Sunday, I came across some motorcycles that took my breath away! 

First off, they are nice bikes...I guess. I don't really know but they looked fancy & expensive. But what filled me with joy was seeing all the fasteners in place, holding each bike together - this bike was my favorite!

Fasteners Galore

Look at all those - nice one, Yamaha!

Then there was this one...it isn't as impressive, fastener-wise.

Lucite VS. Acrylic

So what is the difference between Lucite and acrylic?

It's simple: Lucite is a brand of acrylic, that's it. Just like Plexiglas, Perspex, Policril, Gavrieli, Vitroflex, Limacryl, R-Cast, Per-Clax, Plazcryl, Acrylex, Acrylite, Acrylplast, Altuglas, Polycast, Oroglass, Optix - they are all brands of acrylic.

Bulletproof glass however is something different, it's polycarbonate.

Anyways, the real reason I love seeing things made of acrylic (even polycarbonate, like at banks) is, in general, they are being held with fasteners and I like that you can see right through the material to see exactly how the fasteners are assembled.