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Originally Posted by safiq10
Sorry rookie question what are fasteners and what do they do! ( I most likely know what they are but cant think of them right now)
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Fasteners are generic names for things that fasten two or more things together. Bolts and rivets are the most obvious examples, but they include (by some definitions) rivenuts, nuts, washers, snap rings, split washers, wood screws, etc.
Like Adam, we use mainly 3/16" rivets (ordered in massive quantities off McMaster) and 10-32 screws where rivets don't make sense. We have a small store of other sizes of fasteners (we used to standardize for 1/4"-20, so we have a fair bit of that), but generally have to order the weird stuff. We also keep 80-20 nuggets and other hardware around.
It's important to note that keeping screws and stuff organizes is just as important has having the right ones. If you can't find a fastener, the money you just spent on it isn't really doing much good.