Standard fastener identification chart – Simplicity 1692243 User Manual
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HEX
CARRIAGE BOLT
PLAIN WASHER
LOCKWASHER
NUT
HEX
Shown below are actual size heads for standard screw sizes.
Example: a
screw has
head and thus requires a
wrench. To measure length, use the scale below.
Head
Head
screw with
screw with
SD.
7ll6’S.D.
Head
Head
Head
screw with
screw with
screw with
SD.
SD.
S.D.
WASHER AND NUT IDENTIFICATION
Place the washer or nut on the above scale to
determine the inside diameter. The actual inside
diameter can vary
inch. Use the scale for
comparison.
STANDARD
FASTENER
IDENTIFICATION
CHART
Hardware sizes given in the
illustrations throughout this
manual.
If a washer or nut is identified as
“washer,
or “nut,
this
means the inside diameter is
inch
If a screw is identified as “screw,
x
this means the shaft
diameter is
inch and the
shaft of the screw is 2 inches
long. If a screw is identified as
“screw,
16 x
the number
“16” means that the screw has
16 threads per inch.
SAMPLE: SCREW IDENTIFICATION
SAMPLE: NUT IDENTIFICATION
Nut,
Inside
Diameter