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05-10-05, 14:41

Phil Waterman Phil Waterman is offline

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Re: Bolts

Lynn - I love your strenght rateing.

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So what may have happened is that you have asked for grade 5 bolts, and the supplier has sold you class 5.5 imperial bolts which will have a tensile strength akin to margarine.

That was about all these bolts were good for is bolting a sandwich together.

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