Reprint from Hardware & Fastener Components Magazine, Vol. 40

Humans seem to be fascinated with anything outside the norm. Everybody seems to marvel at things of immense size, like those big tractor tires that a grown man can fit inside, the world’s largest ball of twine, and the Great Wall of China. Equally fabulous, though, are things that are very small. In fact, the Guinness Book of World Records seems to have an endless number of record small things.

Screws and fasteners, like many other items, also come in very small sizes. In fact, there are threaded fasteners that are so small it is difficult to make out their features with the naked eye. Of course, it makes sense that there would be an abundant variety of miniature fasteners, since small assemblies must be held together just like their larger counterparts. Therefore, although they come in tiny packages, they are expected to perform in a big fashion.