Dave W5SV wrote:

I am guessing, but my understanding is that to fasten a screw, you turn
the screw; to fasten a bolt, you turn the nut (not the bolt)... at
least, that is how I differentiate between the two, rather than on what
kind of hear they have.

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Ron AC7AC wrote:

A "bolt" is specifically a screw that is cylindrical: it always takes a nut.

Egad! Even nuts, bolts and screws can get complicated!

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What about lag bolts?

Larry Ingram  AG4NN


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