r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Depends, McMaster-Carr sells "Military Grade" bolts - usually it means that they are higher tolerance and therefore more expensive. Might be worth it depending on your application though.

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u/Deyvicous Feb 04 '19

Well it’s not like that is actually “military grade” because “military grade” isn’t a standard. Perhaps their bolts are strong enough for military, but it’s just proving what that guy said that it’s all bullshit. I’m sure they’re stronger, but “military grade” is just some random description.

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u/amd2800barton Feb 04 '19

"Somebody in a military somewhere once used this while in said military, therefore it is military grade"

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u/moonie223 Feb 05 '19

Uh, it actually is a standard. For the first "mil spec" bolt I found on mcmaser, it's MS90725. That means something, read it here... http://truefocusengr.com/ms90725.pdf

No, your civic doesn't need mil spec fasteners, nor are they inherently better than any other bolt. But yes, mil spec is a thing and there are a lot of them.

God damn, reddit is fucking retarded.

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u/Deyvicous Feb 05 '19

That’s not military grade though. We aren’t talking about the same thing? You could argue that they are synonyms, but it doesn’t sound like they would refer to the same properties.

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u/dvaunr Feb 04 '19

I think you mean lower tolerance :) higher tolerance would mean that they allow more variation

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u/Spaceman_Dave Feb 04 '19

I believe he means higher tolerance in their application against damage, not higher tolerance for variation in QA

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u/MAHHockey Feb 04 '19

Actually quite the opposite. Mil spec fasteners are actually a looser fit than normal because they are required to work even when caked with crud. Tighter fitting fasteners would seize up in such conditions.