Kilbert

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Apologies. However we can change the reference to Fastenal. Fastspec and Portland are both wrong. http://www.fastenal.com/content/documents/FastenalTechnicalReferenceGuide.pdf page 36 Kilbert (talk) 14:17, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Screws help

{{helpme}} In the Screws wiki page (Hex cap screws section) The reason for elimination of "Finished Hex Bolts" is : in response to an influx of counterfeit fasteners PL 101-592 was passed. The ASME B18 committee rewrote B18.2.1 and eliminated "Finished Hex Bolts" and renamed it todays Hex Cap Screw. I have no source for this other than it is in the preface to the ASME B18.2.1, The information is valid, and would make the article correct. Is there a way to reference the document or add the information though it is copyrighted and I cannot post it online? Kilbert (talk) 13:42, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

That sounds fine, Kilbert. You can give the full details of a reference between a <ref> and </ref> directly after the fact - please give enough details so that a reader could locate the source. Do not post copyright material; if there is a link to an online copy, you could add that; if not, just give all the details you can - any code number, the publisher/organization, etc.

For example,

Model 42 screws are 4mm in length.<ref> CHZ-B39, 1 April 2010, International Chzz Standards, http://www.IntChzzStd.com/ </ref>

The details that you put in the reference will appear at the bottom of the document, automatically linked with a small 'reference' number.

How references work

Simple references These require two parts; a) Chzz is 98 years old.<ref> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref> He likes tea. <ref> [http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com Tea website] </ref> b) A section called "References" with the special code "{{reflist}}"; == References == {{reflist}} (an existing article is likely to already have one of these sections) To see the result of that, please look at user:chzz/demo/simpleref. Edit it, and check the code; perhaps make a test page of your own, such as user:Kilbert/reftest and try it out. Named references Chzz was born in 1837, <ref name="MyBook"> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref> in Footown.<ref name="MyBook"/> Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result. Citation templates You can put anything you like between <ref> and </ref>, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look; Chzz has 37 Olympic medals. <ref> {{Citation | last = Smith | first = John | title = Olympic medal winners of the 20th century | publication-date = 2001 | publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]] | page = 125 | isbn = 0-521-37169-4 }} </ref> Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result. For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.

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The last of those is particularly useful - please try it; pop in now and say hello.  Chzz  ►  14:22, 3 May 2010 (UTC)