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Old 01-07-13, 06:50 AM   #7
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Default Re: Allen bolt sizes?

Technically those are not bolts. They are machine screws.

Difference? Well google says my understanding was wrong. I had thought the real difference between a screw and and a bolt was that a screw has threads the length of the shaft. But apparently is is simply down to use. A screw fixes into an internal thread whereas a bolt requires an external thread such as a nut into which to fasten.
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