Aug 19, 2014
I (Bryce) decided to test Torx®, Square Drive, and Phillips® screws while I was helping my son-in-law repair his deck last week. I wanted to see how they compare with Bryce Fastener’s new REVX™ screw. Phillips® has a serious cam-out problem. If you don’t hold the bit in straight with extra force, it jumps out and rounds its corners. It also falls off the screw driver tip easily, which happened… Read more »
Jul 22, 2014
We’ve all experienced the rush of thinking we’ve gotten a bargain on something only to be disappointed with it in the end. My family and I (Bryce) returned from an all inclusive resort in Mexico two weeks ago and most of us are still feeling the lower G.I. effects. It was a beautiful place with nice accommodations, an abundance of food and a gorgeous looking pool. We thought we got a bargain but… Read more »
Jun 27, 2014
Bryce Fastener ships all over the world, here's Key-Rex® and Penta-Nut™ securing a bike share in Madrid, Spain. Anything valuable offered for public use absolutely needs a high security measure in place. Our fasteners work well in a bike share application, in fact, we have a handful of customers who use them for this type of application. Tornillos Antirrobo Tornillos de Seguridad Read more »
Jun 25, 2014
In South Carolina, Spartanburg County’s sewer district is now requiring all in ground, outside grease traps be secured against unauthorized access. Illegal dumping of hazardous chemicals led to the discovery of PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) in three Upstate sewer systems. The outside, in ground grease traps used by restaurants were not secured and could easily be accessed by anyone for unauthorized… Read more »
Jun 03, 2014
“Fasteners are great! 12 panels up, 15 to go.” Picture and comment by customer, Tony Tugwell, 5/15/2014 Solar panels are one of the best uses for Bryce Keyed-Lok security fasteners. Ground mounted solar panels are especially susceptible to theft because of their location. In this case, our fasteners are the only thing securing this investment. You might think those few fasteners would not be… Read more »
May 22, 2014
Innovative Creations Inc. is our new sole distributor for all driving and off road lighting. They are calling their product Light Locks. Light Locks are Bryce Fastener's nuts and bolts, they are compatible with the mounting post threads on all major brand name lights: Vision X, Rigid Industries, KC, PIAA, Hella, Anzo, and Paramount. To learn more about Light Locks click here. Watch how Light Locks… Read more »
May 08, 2014
Often our tooling requires grinding to tolerances in the millionths. Ruben has been with us for over 10 years and is an expert at precisely ground tooling. He’s the guy who figured out the tooling for our 0-80 keyed lock miniature security screws. Standard security screws don’t go that small, much less keyed lock ones. We figured out another solution along with this; how to keep these little screws… Read more »
May 01, 2014
“Big John” (maybe you can figure how he got that name) is working on a small size screw with a big Keyed-lok® drive. We have some customers who need one keyway to fit a wide diameter range of fasteners. In this case, John fit a #12 drive onto an M3 (small diameter) screw. Notice the big keyway fashioned out of solid stainless steel; and without cracks. This is a serious accomplishment as stainless… Read more »
Apr 17, 2014
(I know you're thinking the guy, but it's the fastener) Few know what cold heading is. It begins with cold wire. This is headed (head put on), and then threaded (called roll threading). Going into the machines it may be cold, but coming out it is smoking hot. At 500 degrees, it can fill the shop with smoke. Headerman know where to hold, and have built up a tolerance for the heat. They always think… Read more »
Apr 10, 2014
Bryce fastener employs one of the premier micro, miniature, and small security screw experts in the country. Paul has been making micro screws for over thirty years. Here he is working on a 0-80 Keyed-Lok® security screw with an added stick-fit feature. We have five different headers tooled for sizes: 0-80, 1-64, 1-72, 2-56, 2-64, 3-48, 3-56, 4-40, 4-48, 5-40, 5-44, and, Metric sizes: M1.4, M1.6,… Read more »
