{"id":1727,"date":"2025-05-31T20:10:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/?page_id=1727"},"modified":"2025-06-01T18:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T01:14:21","slug":"elementor-page-1727","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/elementor-page-1727\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1727\" class=\"elementor elementor-1727\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff94d69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff94d69\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33525bc\" data-id=\"33525bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c988e3 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"9c988e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/intro-1\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Introduction 1<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/intro-3\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Introduction 3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd853ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd853ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7af8c4eb\" data-id=\"7af8c4eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e29abb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e29abb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction 2: Tools and Fasteners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d250f13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d250f13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-368508c\" data-id=\"368508c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417e1214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"417e1214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The basic tools we will use are:<\/p><ul><li>Torx (or star-drive) <b>T15 screwdriver<\/b> for tightening and loosening screws<\/li><li>Torx (or star-drive) <b>T8 screwdriver<\/b> for tightening and loosening shaft collars<\/li><li><b>T15 Allen wrenches<\/b> (or L-wrenches) for hard-to-reach screws\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><b>Open ended wrench<\/b> used with standoffs and nylock nuts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e4f6fc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e4f6fc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-109b907d\" data-id=\"109b907d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513294a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"513294a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T15screwdriver.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T15screwdriver.png 904w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T15screwdriver-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T15screwdriver-768x527.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f13ab52\" data-id=\"3f13ab52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfc2a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dfc2a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T8screwdriver-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T8screwdriver-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T8screwdriver-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T8screwdriver-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T8screwdriver-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T8screwdriver-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/T8screwdriver.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e6abc69\" data-id=\"7e6abc69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57774b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57774b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/StarDriveKeyTrans.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-109\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/StarDriveKeyTrans.jpg 950w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/StarDriveKeyTrans-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/StarDriveKeyTrans-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/StarDriveKeyTrans-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eb65d1d\" data-id=\"1eb65d1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38566eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38566eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WrenchTrans.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-111\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WrenchTrans.png 400w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WrenchTrans-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WrenchTrans-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b00eeb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b00eeb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aa8010c\" data-id=\"6aa8010c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72de0854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72de0854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To assemble our parts, we use size #8-32 <b>screws <\/b>(8 is the diameter and 32 is the number of threads per inch).\u00a0 They come in many different lengths (from 0.25 inch to 2.5 inches).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7e0f6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c7e0f6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/screws-e1685400923449-300x237.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/screws-e1685400923449-300x237.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/screws-e1685400923449-768x608.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/screws-e1685400923449.jpeg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-472033aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"472033aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ab221bd\" data-id=\"6ab221bd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79aae87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79aae87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should always use the proper length screw.\u00a0 Too short and it won&#8217;t reach, or there won&#8217;t be enough threads for the nut to tighten.\u00a0 Too long and you will waste a lot of time tightening and loosening the nuts or, worse yet, the screw will stick out and interfere with other parts of your robot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32eddc6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32eddc6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-288d0de7\" data-id=\"288d0de7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70444eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70444eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nuts are used to hold the screws in place.\u00a0 There are two main types of nuts used in VEX robot building:<\/p><ul><li><b>Keps nuts<\/b> (which have an external tooth lock washer and are strong while still being removable)<\/li><li><b>Nylock nuts<\/b> (which have an internal nylon lock that makes it perfect for strong, permanent connections)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9cb5ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a9cb5ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34d147a7\" data-id=\"34d147a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbfbf7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dbfbf7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-keps-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-keps-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-keps-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-keps.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1112d753\" data-id=\"1112d753\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db7a257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4db7a257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-nylock-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-nylock-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-nylock-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-nylock-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/nut-8-32-nylock.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7636a921 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7636a921\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-668ca403\" data-id=\"668ca403\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400c219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"400c219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keps nuts are easy to tighten and loosen.\u00a0 They can often be &#8220;finger-tightened&#8221; or held in place with just your finger.\u00a0 These are good for rapid prototyping or building parts that will quickly be disassembled.\u00a0 Nylock nuts require the use of a wrench.\u00a0 These take more work to assemble and disassemble, but won&#8217;t easily be shaken loose.\u00a0 Here is a video demonstrating how different types of fasteners stand up to being shaken:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-734d8686 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"734d8686\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b7baee\" data-id=\"1b7baee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4606decd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4606decd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lock-Nut-Vibration-Test.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2130b72f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2130b72f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f652094\" data-id=\"4f652094\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6e1cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a6e1cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And, of course, never forget&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f0f0f98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f0f0f98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a639568\" 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to turn, but you force it anyway&#8230;)\u00a0<\/li><li>stripping the head of a screw (when you put a screwdriver into the head of a screw at an angle and tear up the metal&#8230;)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43ae9b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43ae9b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e02e553\" data-id=\"5e02e553\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720b2b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stripped-Screw.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stripped-Screw.jpg 403w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Stripped-Screw-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffc89e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffc89e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67a69e4\" data-id=\"67a69e4\" 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star-drive) T8 screwdriver for tightening and loosening shaft collars T15 Allen wrenches (or L-wrenches) for hard-to-reach screws\u00a0\u00a0 Open ended wrench used with standoffs and nylock nuts To assemble our parts, we 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