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Italian term or phrase:
autofilettante/autoforante
English translation:
self-tapping/self-drilling
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Dec 18, 2008 17:03
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Italian term
autofilettante/autoforante
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Can anyone tell me the difference between these two types of screws? I thought they were the same but the pictures are different. The autofilettante has threads all the way to the tip, the autoforante has what looks like a drill bit at the tip and the threads only run as far as this piece and not all the way to the tip.
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self-tapping/self-drilling
self-tapping has sharp threads that cut into metal
self-drilling has a drill shaped tip
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw#Types_of_screws_and_bolts
self-drilling has a drill shaped tip
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw#Types_of_screws_and_bolts
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