Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook

by Carroll Smith

This complete guide analyzes the thousands of options available and shows you how to choose the correct fastener for any application, whether it be racing, street performance or restoration. Plus important information on thread cutting, torque, material selection, inserts, panel fasteners and much more. Pub. 1990.

Genres: Engineering, Stem, Cars

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 5, 1990

Reviews

[Adison Wieber · Rating 4 out of 5]

womdeful book that covers some needed basics on fastners and threading that i was missing. does seem kinda biased to the company he worked for

[Milo Train · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe I am so much of a geek that a whole book on fasteners is pretty fun reading. Ok, yeah I am. This is a great book for anyone who uses fasteners in any structural, overhead lifting, or engineered system. It goes through each and every specification for fasteners, their usefulness in shear and tension, and how to avoid making deadly mistakes.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm no engineer, and I've never even used a rivet gun. But this book was great fun for me anyway, because Smith so clearly knows his stuff, and is willing to share his hard-won knowledge persuasively and simply.

If you like knowing, for example, what they do differently when fastening bolts on space rockets, then read this book!

[Brendan Ingram · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about nuts and bolts. But I'll tell you what, I have never enjoyed a book (of any genre) more than I enjoyed this. It's so much more than just nuts and bolts! If you have an interest in motorsport, engineering, cars, bikes, planes etc, I highly recommend you read this book! If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would.