Re: Bolt shear strength

"Jonathan Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Fdmorrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

> > There's no reason you can't have a set screw with a "shank" 
> > (unthreaded portion of its length).
> >
> In England, a set screw is always fully threaded .

Sure set screws generally are full threaded.  But the point above is that a 
set screw CAN have an unthreaded shank.  Certain application may require 
a 'bolt' type set screw.