Dave S wrote:
cavelamb himself wrote:


I have to report the same levels of sucess!

Those tiny little bits break when they start to come out the bottom side.

BTW, Why Grade 8?
Seems like those might be a but - brittle?


Richard


Because a grade 8 bolt on a bad day still beats a grade 5 for strength
on its best day. Someone showed the numbers on that issue either here or
one of the list-servers I subscribe to.

Dave


I don't recall it here.
How about share if you can find it.


IIRC, AN bolts are grade 5 types to allow them to bend before braking.