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Dip Spin Coating is the Standard for Bryce Fastener's Security Screws

Aug 11, 2015

Thirty years ago when our company was headquartered in Seattle, WA, I (Bryce), would send wood screws to East Side Plating in Portland, OR to have them coated with a mechanical galvanized coating. I sold these coated wood screws to my boating customers. I knew the coating would provide them the right anti-corrosive covering needed to protect the screws from water and salt. Eastside Plating soon adopted… Read more »

Getting a Leg Up

Jul 24, 2015

Time off is not all it’s cracked up to be. Sometimes it’s just cracked. Here is a picture of my (Bryce) leg after a kick in the shin while playing a game with my grandkids. When you’re young, you just walk it off.  When you're older and on blood thinners, you go to the hospital. Of course this injury came at time when there’s a lot happening at Bryce Fastener. We’re in the middle of a big… Read more »

Getting a Leg Up
Do You Need a 10,000 Hour Expert?

Jun 29, 2015

It’s of some debate whether or not 10,000 hours of study will make you an expert. In my profession, I know two people who would qualify as 10,000 hour experts. Both are electricians, and their grizzled hands lay proof of their expertise. We are lucky to know them. They are leftovers from the day when America made everything and someone had to know how to fix the machines. There are no diplomas on… Read more »

Do You Need a 10,000 Hour Expert?
Best Solar Panel Protection

Jun 22, 2015

From time to time I (Bryce) come across security articles like the one below about how solar panel thieves are stealing solar panels despite them being secured with so called “theft-proof” security screws. One of our vertical markets is Solar Panel Security. The security fasteners Bryce Fastener Inc. has specifically designed theft proof solar panel security hardware that is different from the… Read more »

Best Solar Panel Protection
Best Places To Buy Standard Security Screws

Jun 03, 2015

Not everyone needs Bryce Fastener's high security screws. There are many different kinds of standard security screws with as many places to buy them. Whether you’re a retail buyer needing a small quantity, or a contractor needing large quantities for a commercial project, below are some trusted companies we’ve used for many years. If you’re a retail buyer and need screws that are vandal resistant,… Read more »

Best Places To Buy Standard Security Screws
She Has Arrived... Her Name Is TEK

May 14, 2015

We’ve been trying to give birth to a new self drilling security screw for the past year and she’s finally here! She looks prettier than any other I (Bryce) have seen. Her tip is straight, her threads are sharp, and her head is put on square. When I first began in the fastener industry, self drillers were just emerging. They wobbled back then. If they’re not made with a dead straight drilling… Read more »

She Has Arrived... Her Name Is TEK
Bryce Fastener Buys A New Warehouse

Apr 30, 2015

Along with the oils that stain our cold heading machines, lies a trail of sweat from our manufacturing director and machinists who’ve earned their right as trailblazers of the world’s most secure fasteners. It’s with sentiment I (Bryce) welcome a new warehouse and a new chapter into Bryce Fastener Inc. We are expanding because we need more room. Ten years ago I took a risk in trying to manufacture… Read more »

Bryce Fastener Buys A New Warehouse
Security Screws Not Lagging Behind

Apr 15, 2015

Custom Security Lag Bolts are Now Available by Bryce Fastener Inc. Currently, custom security lag bolts do not exist in the security screw business. They are hard to make and most won't put forth the investment. A customer requested we make him a lag bolt with an internal drive to protect pull box lids from copper wire theft. We designed a spec from scratch and figured out how to manufacture stainless… Read more »

Security Screws Not Lagging Behind
Short And Fat Security Screws

Apr 08, 2015

In our image conscious society, “short and fat” is not as acceptable as “long and skinny”. In the world of security screws, they are the same. A “short and fat” security screw is one with short threads and a huge (fat) head. From a manufacturing standpoint, it’s nearly impossible to do. This is because a fat headed security screw won’t stay put in the die tooling (the center rejection… Read more »

Short And Fat Security Screws
Tap Dancing In The Round

Apr 02, 2015

We tap our Key-Rex® and Penta® nuts in a separate operation. Standard hex nuts have specially made machines that grip the hex and tap at 700 per minute. Our security nuts are designed not be gripped because of their taper at the bottom. This presents problems. It requires a balancing act between special high pressure clamps and oil. Both are required, yet the oil makes clamping even harder. The only… Read more »

Tap Dancing In The Round