This category is about all fasteners that require the use of specialty pliers to install or remove. A good example is a hog ring fastener which requires hog ring pliers to clamp it into place.
If you work in the military or are a motorsport mechanic or aircraft technician, you probably have used safety wire to secure bolts on critical hardware assemblies. If you have not come across a safety wired fastener, don’t worry. This…
Previously, I have shared how to securely attach bungee cord hooks with hog rings. But how do you splice or fasten together two pieces of bungee cord without using a bungee splicing kit or tying the ugly knots? In this…
You have probably come across a type of ring with double strands for holding small objects together. The objects could be a bunch of keys, fish lures, a treble hook, or a piece of jewelry. That’s a split ring. In…
A snap ring is a strong, thin, C-shaped metallic ring that works as a retaining fastener on shafts and inside circular bores to retain assembly parts. However, unlike a nut or bolt that threads onto a piece, a snap ring…
Perhaps what came to mind when you first heard hog rings is rings for pigs. Surprisingly, you are not wrong. The name hog is a British name for large castrated male pigs. Because the pigs have a natural behavior of…
