At 12:46 PM 7/1/99 -0500, CHUCK_at_multitech.com (Chuck Holst) wrote: SNIP >strain. And use cap nuts with your screws so you won't have any sharp >edges protruding into the kayak (your screws will have to be the right >length for this). SNIP FWIW, I have had good results using nylon screws and stainless steel or brass hex nuts. The nuts are reasonably low profile and you can cut the screws off with a woodburning pen or soldering iron. That way, you can melt the screw end into sort of a mushroom head at the nut and the screws won't come loose. Not sharp, either. Of course, as Chuck said, you want to use washers as well to help distribute the stress. Bill Leonhardt *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 01 1999 - 14:01:10 PDT
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