[{"id":457720627488,"handle":"self-tapping-sheet-metal","title":"Self Tapping\/Sheet Metal","updated_at":"2024-11-17T04:16:15-06:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA self-tapping screw is \u003c\/span\u003ea screw that can tap its own hole as it is driven into the material\u003cspan\u003e. More narrowly, self-tapping is used only to describe a specific type of thread-cutting screw intended to produce a thread in relatively soft material or sheet materials, excluding wood screws.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","published_at":"2023-09-03T17:08:12-05:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"STS"}],"published_scope":"global"}]