When it comes to fastener products, one of the most useful fasteners is butterfly nut or wing nut. A butterfly nut is a nut with wing-like projections to give leverage in turning with thumb and forefinger. Wingnuts work like most other nuts. These are designed to hold two or more objects together when used in conjunction with a bolt. You can twist a wing nut onto the end of a bolt to prevent the connected objects from pulling away. The major benefit of using wing nuts is the ease of installation and removal. Butterfly nuts are used when a part is often assembled and disassembled manually, where no more than finger pressure is required. These nuts may be used with or without a washer. The ease of use also makes wing nuts popular for applications in which convenience is vital, such as on boats and bicycles.
A butterfly nut is a nut with two large metal wings, one on each side, that’s why it can be tightened or loosened easily with hands without the help of tools. The butterfly nut is used in a setting where the fastener that is to be used should be opened and fastened with comfort and in a recurrent manner. A good example of this is when you want to fasten a lid on a specific type of machinery, but in such a manner that you will still have easy admittance to it when you need
Butterfly Nuts are classified by the method of manufacturing and by style.
Type A butterfly nuts are cold-forged or cold-formed shaped in regular, light, and weighty dimensional series.
Type B butterfly nuts are hot forged hard nuts obtainable in three dissimilar wing styles.
Type C butterfly nuts are cast nuts offered in three wing styles with alterations between regular and hefty dimensional series.
Type D butterfly nuts are embossed sheet metal nuts offered in three wing styles.
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When selecting butterfly nuts, there are quite a few things to consider. Different wing nuts are composed of different materials. Commonly the butterfly nuts are made with steel materials but you can choose your personalized material as SEF always welcome the clients with personalized requirements.