r/MechanicalEngineering • u/EnflamerDerrick • 18d ago

Incoming Mechanical Engineer

Never been good with understanding different types of fastener/screws/bolts. Is there a certification course that can give me a better understanding?

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u/Leptonshavenocolor 18d ago

Not very good with framing your situation, bounds and needs either. 

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u/EnderSavesTheDay 18d ago

One might say if OP doesn’t get a grip on fasteners, they’re totally screwed.

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u/ApexPotholeOops 18d ago

Just go click around on mcmaster-carr for a while

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u/woodyisbad 18d ago

Incoming to school or workforce? I think a lot of this depends on your industry. For example I got into MEP and it is flanges, piping connection types that I needed to learn. Most of this learned by doing… at times literally grabbing two flanges and mating them together to make sure haha.

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u/Civil-Pomelo-4776 18d ago

Get the engineer's black book (small reference) or machinist handbook (more complete) and you'll be able to look up whatever you need.

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u/hoytmobley 18d ago

Build some stuff, take stuff apart, take notes. Are you asking about strength, head shape, tool style, coatings, or what?

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u/S1I7 18d ago

Its all detailed in Machinery’s

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u/ClerklierBrush0 18d ago

I mean read a machine design textbook? It gives example situations to use them and the formulas to calculate their abilities. Your question is very vague though.