X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.143.99] (HELO imo-m11.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2820564 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:15:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.143.99; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m11.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.bf3.2970ed66 (65100) for ; Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:15:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:14:59 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Metric Bolts To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1206627299" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 36 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1206627299 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In the bolt biz there is everything from soup to nuts. You can get a bolt drilled for wire in any form you can think of. Anyone selling AN hardware can provide them, AN is Air Force/ Navy standard drawing number. The SAE grades apply to tensile strength and grade 8 (if I remember correctly) is just 160,000 pounds per square inch. You count the dimples or bars on the head and add 2 to get the SAE number. Check me on that. I am getting old. No marks are grade 2. A bit on the brittle side, but a good general purpose bolt. Not aircraft quality. Carrol Smiths fasteners book is very good for all of the smarts you need on bolts. Only AN and NAS (National Aerospace Standard) (now owned by SAE) a big mistake in my book. Should be used in the critical systems of aircraft. Specialty bolts have long series numbers and must be looked up for performance specs. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 3/27/2008 9:23:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, echristley@nc.rr.com writes: Lehanover@aol.com wrote: > Lowes has metric bolts nuts and screws. > > Lynn E. Hanover > Ace Hardware also does, and they even have some stuff in Class 8 hardware. But in all cases, all I've been able to find are zinc plated variety. Does it make a difference? And while we're on the subject of bolts....safety-tying. If I quote you correctly, Lynn, you've said, "Safety-tie everything." I think it is excellent advice, and I've been scheming up ways to accomplish the feat. Is there any place to get kits of bolts with drilled heads? There's a lot of bolts even in just the oil pan to drill by hand. **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) -------------------------------1206627299 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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The SAE grades apply to tensile strength and grade 8 (if I remember=20 correctly) is just 160,000 pounds per square inch. You count the dimples or=20= bars=20 on the head and add 2 to get the SAE number. Check me on that. I am get= ting=20 old. No marks are grade 2. A bit on the brittle side, but a good general pur= pose=20 bolt. Not aircraft quality. Carrol Smiths fastener= s=20 book is very good for all of the smarts you need on bolts.
 
Only AN and NAS (National Aerospace Standard) (now owned by SAE) a big=20 mistake in my book. Should be used in the critical systems of=20 aircraft. Specialty bolts have long series numbers and must be looked u= p=20 for performance specs.
 
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In a message dated 3/27/2008 9:23:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 echristley@nc.rr.com writes:
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> Lowes has metric bolts nuts and=20 screws.
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> Lynn E. Hanover
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Ace Hardw= are=20 also does, and they even have some stuff in Class 8
hardware.  Bu= t in=20 all cases, all I've been able to find are zinc plated
variety.  D= oes=20 it make a difference?

And while we're on the subject of=20 bolts....safety-tying.  If I quote you
correctly, Lynn, you've sa= id,=20 "Safety-tie everything."  I think it is
excellent advice, and I'v= e=20 been scheming up ways to accomplish the
feat.  Is there any place= to=20 get kits of bolts with drilled heads? 
There's a lot of bolts eve= n in=20 just the oil pan to drill by=20 hand.



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