set screw

set screw

See also: setscrew

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Noun

set screw (plural set screws)

  2. Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting, via fixation in a certain location or position: frequently a headless one, but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.
    • 1847, editorial staff, “MACHINE FOR PUNCHING COPPER SHEETS”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 73:
      ...upon which the sheet to be reduced in width is placed and held firm by set screws, the part to be cut off falls upon the sinkage....
    2. A headless screw with threads along the entire length. Typically, such screws have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length.
      Synonym: grub screw
  4. (New Zealand) A screw with a head, usually hexagonal, like a bolt but without a shank to allow it to screw into material rather than take a nut; a tap bolt.

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