Timeline for Why are nuts 6-sided?
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| Aug 18, 2017 at 19:07 | comment | added | alephzero | @Ethan - "Real engineers" make their own nuts. They don't buy Far-eastern junk from Ebay ;) | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 20:08 | history | edited | Chris Johns | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 18, 2016 at 20:23 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | @Ethan48 "me too" :-) 6-sides is the best compromise between ability to apply force and ability to turn the nut one side's-worth in tight working spaces. | |
| Jun 18, 2016 at 20:05 | comment | added | Ethan48 | What percentage of nuts produced in a year are ever held in a 3 jaw chuck? I would hazard a guess at <0.1% | |
| Jun 18, 2016 at 1:09 | comment | added | user16622 | There are square nuts and 12-point nuts made in various sizes. Hex nuts have the advantage of being standardized to fit most tools and other fasteners. | |
| Jun 17, 2016 at 20:01 | history | edited | Chris Johns | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 17, 2016 at 19:56 | history | edited | Chris Johns | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 17, 2016 at 19:44 | history | answered | Chris Johns | CC BY-SA 3.0 |