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Grumpy_Git in reply to @hugo7

Threads are cut so that all "surfaces" should be in contact.

I've at least picked this up from the mechanical engineers at work.

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gbj_tester in reply to @Grumpy_Git

should be

Yes, should be, if everything is perfect. Nothing is perfect, and commodity fasteners are a really long way from it.

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Grumpy_Git in reply to @gbj_tester

Yes nothing is perfect but the concept of screwed fasteners is that all the teeth mesh in the bolt and nut to make the connection.

Don't be such an arse.

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