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Space/Science » in reply to What's an "ACME" bolt?

It's a well-known brand name for bolts and hardware tools,

TB — 9/11/2012 11:35:23 PM (archived)

but if it has a generic meaning, I don't know it.

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The toothbrush that saved the Space Station - TB - 9/11/2012 11:19:06 PM
- Something doesn't seem exactly right here. - bowser - 9/12/2012 6:53:56 PM
- What's an "ACME" bolt? - RobVG - 9/11/2012 11:31:35 PM
  - Other than the brand favored by Wile Coyote... - alcaray - 9/12/2012 2:17:58 AM
    - Wow, I've never heard such a thing. Thanks n/t - RobVG - 9/12/2012 2:38:54 AM
      - The specific use. - bowser - 9/13/2012 5:41:13 AM
      - I think it was something I had to draw in 7th grade drafting. - alcaray - 9/12/2012 5:09:47 AM
  - It's a well-known brand name for bolts and hardware tools, - TB - 9/11/2012 11:35:23 PM

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