A-A-1957A
February 21, 1984
SUPERSEDING
A-A-1957
March17, 1983
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
FASTENER, CORRUGATED, WOOD JOINT
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description in preference to Federal Specification FF-F-133.
This description covers divergent saw edge wood joint fasteners.
Salient characteristics:
Widths. Fasteners shall be one of the following widths as specified with a tolerance of 1/32 inch.
A- 3/8 inch
B- 1/2 inch
C- 5/8 inch
Thickness. Fasteners shall be 0.019 + 0.003 inch thick
Length. Fasteners shall be 1 + 1/16 inch long.
Design. The corrugations shall diverge from the striking edge and shall be symmetrical with respect to a perpendicular line, through the center of the length.
Corrugations. Unless otherwise specified, fasteners shall have five corrugations.
Corrugations shall be rounded, smooth, covering the entire length of the fastener and extending across its full width.
Teeth. Corrugated fasteners shall have saw tooth form with sharp points, having a continuous cutting edge or “tack points” formed by sharpening the wood piercing edge of the fastener.
Material. Fasteners shall be made of bright, cold rolled strip steel, and shall be
of a temper suitable for properly driving into wood.
Workmanship. The fasteners shall be uniform in quality and temper, and shall be free from rust, splits, cracks, and other imperfections which may impair their serviceability.
Regulatory requirements. The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered material in accordance with Public Law 94-580 to the maximum extent practicable.
Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking. The preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.
Notes:
Purchasers should specify in the contract or ordering documents the width of corrugated fasteners required. Contract or ordering documents should specify if other than five corrugations are required.
This commercial item description does not cover all types, classes, grades, or sizes of the commodity indicated by the title, or those which are commercially available, but it is intended to cover the types normally procured to meet Federal requirements.
NOTE TO CONTRACTING OFFICER: The specification/commercial item description contains no warranty provisions and no commercial warranty is known to exist.
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