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Setting Up a New Fab Shop: The Fastening Tools to Buy First
Posted by Tineke Ramayanam on
A practical, sequenced buying list for a new shop - what to buy on day one, what to add at volume, and what to skip.
- Tags: buying guide, fab shop, fastening, startup, tooling
Service Parts and Repair: What We Stock, and Why That Matters More Than the Purchase Price
Posted by Tineke Ramayanam on
A tool you can get parts for is worth more than a cheaper one you cannot. Here is how we handle service at Zipp.
Metric or Imperial? Getting Fastening Tooling Right the First Time
Posted by Tineke Ramayanam on
Near-misses between metric and imperial threads cost mandrels and inserts. Here is how to keep the two straight.
- Tags: buying guide, imperial, metric, rivet nuts, tooling
Rivet Studs vs. Rivet Nuts: When You Need a Stud Instead of a Threaded Hole
Posted by Tineke Ramayanam on
Same setting principle, opposite thread. Rivet studs solve assembly problems that a threaded hole cannot.
- Tags: buying guide, fastening, rivet nuts, rivet studs
Troubleshooting a Riveter That Will Not Pull, Will Not Release, or Will Not Break the Mandrel
Posted by Tineke Ramayanam on
Work the list in order and you will resolve most riveter faults at the bench without sending the tool out.
- Tags: repair, riveting, service, troubleshooting