At 04:57 PM 7/1/99 -0400, Bill Leonhardt wrote: >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. Hi All! Nylon hardware is super for many applications, as it is totally corrosion resistant and extremely light. You will want to exercise caution, however, as the shear strength of a nylon screw is practically non-existent. This means that anywhere there will be a significant side load applied to a component, a deck cleat for example, you will want stainless hardware. Also, it is extremely easy to torque off the nuts. Only tighten until the nut contacts the washer, and/or you can no longer spin the screw easily. Self-locking nylon nuts are the way to go, if you can find them. Most well stocked hardware stores will carry at least a limited selection. ByeBye! S. *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:51:33 PDT
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