Dear Larry, Calm down, what do you own a hardware store? We're getting into a subject that I can't profess to know all that much about. You see, I'm only trained as a lowly mechanical engineering technologist, not a real live honest to god-like engineer. Your point about a case-hardened correct spec bolt sounds completely logical, however, even to me, and so I have no difficulty accepting that. However, I don't believe Mr Wantajja was in fact referring to aircraft grade hardware at all. Nowhere in the quote is there mention of case hardened or "correct spec" bolts. I was simply quoting a highly respected author who has written several books on aircraft construction. I thought it might keep would-be shade tree mechanics from whipping out the bailing wire and maybe killing themselves one day. All that aside, and as a point of interest between you and I and everybody on the list: personally, if I were offered a choice between going with Ron Wantajja's engineering accumen and that of, say, oh I don't know, maybe one of the three stooges with a drill press, can you guess whose advice I would take? (Take your time) PS, please remember to put out a NOTAM for falling parts along your route of flight. Nyuck Nyuck. Best wishes, Spike
-----Original Message----- From: Larry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, February 03, 2000 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Nuts and Bolts >All right Guys, let me say this about that. First, cheap steel? Bull pucky! If you >buy a case hardened bolt, and it is the correct spec, it's a good bolt. Second, if >you use a drill press, and secure the bolt, there is no reason you can't put that >hole right down the center of the pike. Third, the true nature of plating is that >you can plate the outside of an object, but the plating won't go down into the >inside of a hole or cavity. If you think that the inside of the hole in a drilled >bolt that you buy has plating in it, you're out in lala land. > >Larry. > >Spike Kavalench wrote: > >> Jack: >> Ron Wantajja in his book "Kitplane Construction" second edition, says this >> about that: >> "Although there are special jigs available to make it easier, avoid drilling >> the bolts yourself. Not only won't your work match the exact specifications >> of the standard, but the new bolt won't be cadmium plated." He also warns: >> "hardware store bolts are made of cheap steel" and "are about a third as >> strong as approved hardware." >> For your consideration, sir. >> Spike >> >> __________________________________________________________________________ __ ____ >> To unsubscribe from this list please send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Faster, stronger and able to send millions >> of emails in one click: the new Topica site! >> http://www.topica.com/t/14 > > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________ Follow the U.S. presidential race on our Politics list! http://www.topica.com/lists/politics
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