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DIY & Home Improvement

Ohio Dem

(4,357 posts) Thu Feb 16, 2012, 02:54 AM Feb 2012

I have a question for the smartest people on the internet. [View all]

My brother paid a visit today and asked me a question. He, for the life of him, couldn't think of a word, and I wasn't able to help. I googled it, but I couldn't find the answer.

A carriage bolt requires a square hole in the wood, metal, or whatever. What is the name of the process that produces that square hole?

I'm cross posting this in the Lounge.

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I have a question for the smartest people on the internet. [View all] Ohio Dem Feb 2012 OP

In metal it would be punched. In wood, ya just tighten up the bolt and it will make it's own square OffWithTheirHeads Feb 2012 #1

If I remember right, JoeyT Feb 2012 #2

maybe the word you are looking for is "broaching" or "broached"... ret5hd Feb 2012 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #4

Yep, that was the word he was looking for. Ohio Dem Feb 2012 #7

That would be the "Cooking & Baking" Group. Adsos Letter Feb 2012 #5

Mortiser, but it may not be a perfect fit Kolesar Feb 2012 #6

vinyl windows ratings anderson26 Mar 2012 #8

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