The mystery tower( http://wat.midco.net/kk0sd/tower/tower.htm )is down.
Most of it is in very good shape, but I probably wound up breaking 30% of
the bolts. These bolts are shown near the bottom of the page. I don't
think I can find carriage bolts like the ones I removed, and I don't think I
want to anyway as several spun in place and had to be cut off (lots of
work).
A trip to the hardware store yielded several possibilities, so I thought I
would check the wisdom of the group.
Grade 5 very shiny chromed steel
Grade 8 very shiny chromed steel
Grade 5 black
Grade 5 gold
Grade 5 dull gray (carbon steel?)
Grade 5 stainless steel
I didn't see any galvanized bolts near the size I need. I assume I want the
stainless bolts and nuts, am I right?
Also with all the paranoia in the tower business, why aren't lock washers
used just to be sure nothing will come loose?
Thanks and 73,
Joe
kk0sd
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