With the onset of a new year, the fastener industry seems primed for action. The latest season of online fastener talk radio begins with a conversation with Link Magazine publisher,

Mr. Leo Coar

, who notes that forty years are just the start, and things are looking good for the little guy as far as he can tell (18:55).

Andy Pels

, of ScrewCrew.com and

Mike Topolewski

, of Perigee Manufacturing, look back at the previous year, then shift focus to their positive feelings for 2017 (1:15:34). The FDI numbers for December tell of similar positive sentiment throughout the screw business, as Fastener Technology International editor,

Mike McNulty

and R.W. Baird analyst,

Dave Manthey

, explain during the Fastener News Report (43:39). Plus, industry virtuoso

Carmen Vertullo

explains the finer points of wedge tensile testing, on the Fastener Training Minute (1:09:03). Brian and Eric consider the right time of year to eat crawfish, and urge listeners to become part of their favorite online fastener sourcing network. Run time: 02:04:38