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wringnekbouten

English translation: spiral-shank / twisted-shank bolts

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Dutch term or phrase:wringnekbouten
English translation:spiral-shank / twisted-shank bolts
Entered by: Ken Cox

14:54 Nov 15, 2007
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Belgian
Dutch term or phrase: wringnekbouten
Montage van de stalen balken dmv. wringnekbouten (uitzicht van klinknagels doch een modern alternatief).

another obscure Belgian term... might be ringnekbouten

thanks
Andre de Vries
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:08
spiral-shank / twisted-shank bolts
Explanation:
From what I can find with googling, 'wringnek' seems to correspond to 'spiral-shank' or 'twisted-shank', but the only examples I can find are nails instead of bolts (except for one instance of 'spiral/twisted shank bolts' used in Honda car engines).

Spiral-shank (aka twisted-shank) nails provide much better pull-out resistance than ordinary smooth-shank nails, and they are easier to place than rink-shank nails.

The only hit I find for wringnekbouten is a listing of articles in the 1985 volume of a journal:

Jaarinhoud.1985.per.nummer.html
- [ Translate this page ]
TS-wringnekbouten voor staalconstructies - Inf. Borstlap B.V. te Tilburg. Produktinformatie. 2 - 48. Nieuwe inblaasroosters van Krantz - Inf. Technische ...
www.nvvk.nl/jaarinhoud.1985.per.nummer.html

The 'TS' in combination with the usual meaning of wringen is what started me thinking of 'twisted-shank'.

In principle it would be possible to have spiral-shank bolts (actually a form of headed pin or rivet) that could be driven into close-fitting holes, especially if they had multiple spiral tracks -- I've seen pins like this for driving into holes in plastic, but I've never seen any for driving into metal.

The other possiblity, if they are being driven into wood instead of metal, is that they are actually large-diameter spiral-shank nails (which would be called spiral-shank spikes, at least in NA usage).
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spiral-shank / twisted-shank bolts


Explanation:
From what I can find with googling, 'wringnek' seems to correspond to 'spiral-shank' or 'twisted-shank', but the only examples I can find are nails instead of bolts (except for one instance of 'spiral/twisted shank bolts' used in Honda car engines).

Spiral-shank (aka twisted-shank) nails provide much better pull-out resistance than ordinary smooth-shank nails, and they are easier to place than rink-shank nails.

The only hit I find for wringnekbouten is a listing of articles in the 1985 volume of a journal:

Jaarinhoud.1985.per.nummer.html
- [ Translate this page ]
TS-wringnekbouten voor staalconstructies - Inf. Borstlap B.V. te Tilburg. Produktinformatie. 2 - 48. Nieuwe inblaasroosters van Krantz - Inf. Technische ...
www.nvvk.nl/jaarinhoud.1985.per.nummer.html

The 'TS' in combination with the usual meaning of wringen is what started me thinking of 'twisted-shank'.

In principle it would be possible to have spiral-shank bolts (actually a form of headed pin or rivet) that could be driven into close-fitting holes, especially if they had multiple spiral tracks -- I've seen pins like this for driving into holes in plastic, but I've never seen any for driving into metal.

The other possiblity, if they are being driven into wood instead of metal, is that they are actually large-diameter spiral-shank nails (which would be called spiral-shank spikes, at least in NA usage).

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