https://hardhardware.com.au/blog/ Specification notes, materials guidance and range updates from Hard Hardware Co., Brisbane. en-AU Hard Hardware Pty Ltd Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +1000 https://hardhardware.com.au/blog/stainless-or-mild-steel-coastal-queensland https://hardhardware.com.au/blog/stainless-or-mild-steel-coastal-queensland Zinc-plated mild steel is an interior fastener. Between the humidity, the salt and the pool chemicals, South East Queensland punishes anything specified on price alone — and the difference between 304 and 316 is not marketing. Materials Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +1000 https://hardhardware.com.au/blog/hinge-sizing-and-load https://hardhardware.com.au/blog/hinge-sizing-and-load Most hinge failures are not manufacturing faults. They are a door that was given two hinges when it needed three, or a plain-bearing butt asked to do a ball-bearing job. Specification Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +1000 https://hardhardware.com.au/blog/choosing-the-right-screw https://hardhardware.com.au/blog/choosing-the-right-screw Eighteen lines and 734 sizes is a lot of choice. Four decisions narrow it to one screw: what the head has to sit into, what drives it, what the thread has to hold, and what the point has to get through. Specification Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +1000