If you have some stray screws and bolts (a.k.a. fasteners) lying around and aren’t quite sure what size they are, or if you need to replace a missing bolt on a piece of machinery and need to know what size to get, here are some methods to easily figure that out.
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Check Out the Hardware Store
Most (if not all) hardware stores have sizing plates that you can test your fasteners on, with both male and female options, as well as imperial and metric.
Lowe’s has one off to the side at the very end of the aisle (pictured above). It’s almost sort of hidden, so I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of DIYers didn’t know it was there to begin with.
The only downside to using these in-store sizing plates is that you can’t just bring in your engine that needs a new bolts, hoist it up onto the sizing plate and start checking different sizes—that’s usually impractical, and sometimes impossible. So something like this only works with bolts and nuts that you can bring with you to the store, but not all hope is lost!
Buy Your Own Sizing Plates & Thread Checkers
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