{"id":398,"date":"2023-06-04T16:06:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T23:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2025-05-31T20:23:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:23:26","slug":"session-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/session-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Session 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"398\" class=\"elementor elementor-398\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98a3027 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98a3027\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-b369e13\" data-id=\"b369e13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-ffc2a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"ffc2a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"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\/sesson-2\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Session 2<\/span><\/span><\/a>\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\/session-4\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Session 4<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/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-7325ca3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7325ca3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-652e6eed\" data-id=\"652e6eed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-5b7294c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b7294c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\">Session 3: 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-499df0a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"499df0a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-7db48095\" data-id=\"7db48095\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-2be7fdf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2be7fdf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-349a2e93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"349a2e93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-26664d2a\" data-id=\"26664d2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-3bec3d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bec3d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-49438c7e\" data-id=\"49438c7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-65bb1dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65bb1dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-1a2f04f8\" data-id=\"1a2f04f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-163c6e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"163c6e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-5b308a19\" data-id=\"5b308a19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-2f0d5360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f0d5360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-3f4c780c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f4c780c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-59b8743b\" data-id=\"59b8743b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-74f68b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74f68b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-39509a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39509a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-3e395d62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e395d62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-2b9b6587\" data-id=\"2b9b6587\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-39c690ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39c690ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-1e50247a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e50247a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-3f14799c\" data-id=\"3f14799c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-5fb3a9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb3a9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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 three main types of nuts used in VEX robot building:<\/p><ul><li><b>Hex nuts<\/b>\u00a0(which are non-locking and are great for quick prototyping)<\/li><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-367d4ab4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"367d4ab4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-1fa7c957\" data-id=\"1fa7c957\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-826127e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"826127e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\/06\/nut-8-32-hex_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nut-8-32-hex_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nut-8-32-hex_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nut-8-32-hex_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nut-8-32-hex_1.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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf7c109\" data-id=\"cf7c109\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-b7b31da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7b31da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31297efc\" data-id=\"31297efc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-1f4d3b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f4d3b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-e1331ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1331ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-7401c704\" data-id=\"7401c704\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-54aa119f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54aa119f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-ab8de60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab8de60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-307fec8c\" data-id=\"307fec8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-80d6264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"80d6264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-6a2e3cd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a2e3cd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-3fb6bc48\" data-id=\"3fb6bc48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-4ae3430b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ae3430b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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 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src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/right-left.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/right-left.jpg 460w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/right-left-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\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-3f478d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f478d31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-5b1d1bd5\" data-id=\"5b1d1bd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-26be391c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26be391c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Two things to avoid when using our tools:<\/p><ul><li>cross-threading screws (when a screw is put into a nut at an angle&#8230; it doesn&#8217;t want 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 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src=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/crossthreading.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/crossthreading.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/crossthreading-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/smithlearning.com\/vex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/crossthreading-768x576.jpeg 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bfc39b8\" data-id=\"7bfc39b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-41d16093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41d16093\" 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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-f9cdcda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9cdcda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-158703e\" data-id=\"158703e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-7f5091d 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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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