[TowerTalk] Stainless Steel Galling (Larry McDavid)

[K1TTT]

Works fine for me, though grade 8 nuts would be overkill for most ss bolts.


David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark K5AM [mailto:k5am at zianet.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 20:11
> To: Larry McDavid; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Stainless Steel Galling (Larry McDavid)
> 
> At 17:36 2010-06-25, Larry McDavid wrote:
> >If you are screwing a stainless steel
> >bolt into brass or aluminum, don't expect galling. . . .
> 
> 
> 
> Larry, thank you for the interesting comments on galling.
> 
> A common situation is a stainless U-bolt on an antenna,
> with stainless nuts supplied.
> 
> What would you think about tossing the stainless nuts and
> using Grade 8 plated steel nuts? I would replace the nuts
> each time the U-bolt needed adjustment.
> 
> Mark, K5AM
> 
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