What was the old term for square nuts (note: NOT a medical
condition) ?

Was it something like nibs?

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What was the old term for square nuts (note: NOT a medical
condition) ?

Was it something like nibs?

Dunno, but they were often used with stove bolts.

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What was the old term for square nuts (note: NOT a medical
condition) ?

Was it something like nibs?

Well, I'm not _quite_ "older than dirt" (altho creeping up on it) and
never heard them called other than "square nuts".

I'll note that's what they're called in the Fastenal catalog as well.

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On Oct 31, 6:27*am, wrote:
What was the old term for square nuts (note: NOT a medical
condition) ?

Was it something like nibs?

Back in the 30's we called the things that went with stove bplts,
stove nuts. When you went the hardware store for nuts, that's what you
got (square) unless you specifically asked for hex nuts.

Joe

Joe wrote:
On Oct 31, 6:27 am, wrote:
What was the old term for square nuts (note: NOT a medical
condition) ?

Was it something like nibs?

Back in the 30's we called the things that went with stove bplts,
stove nuts. When you went the hardware store for nuts, that's what you
got (square) unless you specifically asked for hex nuts.
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But a stove bolt nut, while square, isn't the same as a "regular"
machined nut--they're stamped sheet, even the olden days.

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What was the old term for square nuts (note: NOT a medical
condition) ?

Was it something like nibs?

Sounds like a snack food.

TDD

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What was the old term for square nuts (note: NOT a medical
condition) ?

Was it something like nibs?

I just call them square nuts. Don't see them too much but one of my plastic
draws in my storage bin has a ****load of them. All one size. Have had them
a long time and don't know where I got them. Just the other day I had to
use one for a bifold door track. Maybe next year I'll need another one for
something.