On 09/23/2017 12:05 PM, Ed wrote:
On 9/23/2017 12:38 PM, rbowman wrote:
btw, I think my terminology has been sloppy at times; bolts have a
matching nut, screws go into a threaded hole. Somehow 'bolt up the
pressure plate' sounds better than 'screw up the pressure plate'.


I *really* wish your definition of bolts and screws was true but the
standard naming convention is "screwed" up. ;-)

https://www.mcmaster.com/#screws/=19iejis

https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/Fas...navid=12108710


https://www.fastenal.com/products?r=...eners%22 %7C~



Yeah, it most definitely is a gray area for terminology. I've got to
admit in my mental processes screws start turning into bolts at around 3/8"

That second link had me guessing. I don't refer to Chicago screws as
'sex bolts'