Which Way Do Dey Goe

[george fremin iii]

>> At local ham flea markets I've recently seen the "all stainless"
>> variety and the going price was astronomical- about $3.00 each for
>> some of the smaller varieties. 
>
>I am very nervous about using stainless steel anywhere significant
>(a relative term) torque is required (because of the ease of galling
>the threads), or where the natural plasticity of the material is
>required to keep things tight. Please, some metallurgist jump in
>here. 


According to Carroll Smith in his book "Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and 
Plumbing handbook" he does thinks that stainless steel is 
useless (he builds race cars) because they are not very 
strong.  He gives a typical rating of 90,000 psi UTS for
stainless steel bolts.

I personaly think that using a preformed guy grip is
*the* way to go - much eaiser to use than cable clamps.

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George Fremin III
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geoiii@bga.com

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