MS20074-05-24 bolts

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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But me? I'll stick to known aircraft grade hardware.

And - if that is not available? Will you choose not to continue with your
project, sell it incomplete and start something else?

BTW, when buying some certified AN bolts, I had to go through the bin and
pick out good ones. Two out of three had crooked threads. This is not
unusual.

Rich S.

Rich S. wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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But me? I'll stick to known aircraft grade hardware.


And - if that is not available? Will you choose not to continue with your
project, sell it incomplete and start something else?

BTW, when buying some certified AN bolts, I had to go through the bin and
pick out good ones. Two out of three had crooked threads. This is not
unusual.

Rich S.




Not available?

Or not cheap enough?

On Jan 3, 2:45 pm, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote:
Recent quote for 16 of these bolts was about $20.00 each!! Anyone out there
with a less expensive source?

I'm no expert at this but what if you where to call and ask about
buying a bulk amount?
More than you need to get the price down. This way you may also be
able to get the
shipping down. There are not too many places that won't deal to sell
more. Then list
the extras on ebay or elsewhere.
Lou

Yes you are right about discounts for quantity buys but $15.00 ea for 100 is
not going to be acceptable to my budget.
What this has done is to make me carefully review the application and learn
a bunch more about threaded joints and the strength requirements.
Stu
"Lou" wrote in message
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On Jan 3, 2:45 pm, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote:
Recent quote for 16 of these bolts was about $20.00 each!! Anyone out
there
with a less expensive source?

I'm no expert at this but what if you where to call and ask about
buying a bulk amount?
More than you need to get the price down. This way you may also be
able to get the
shipping down. There are not too many places that won't deal to sell
more. Then list
the extras on ebay or elsewhere.
Lou

"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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Not available?

Not available. This was true of several different fasteners and pieces of
hardware on the Emeraude. My plans came out in 1954 and there were no direct
aircraft hardware replacements or substitutions. None. Nada. Zip. And, in
the case of the landing gear bolts, it would be financially impossible to
scrap and redesign the wing spar for different hardware. So, like Stuart, I
learned a lot about bolt strengths and selected ones that would be more than
adequate for the job.

If a person is hung up on "certified" aircraft parts, he/she should have a
172 or fly commercially. Oh wait, they have failures, too.

Rich S.

Rich S. wrote:
"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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Not available?


Not available. This was true of several different fasteners and pieces of
hardware on the Emeraude. My plans came out in 1954 and there were no direct
aircraft hardware replacements or substitutions. None. Nada. Zip. And, in
the case of the landing gear bolts, it would be financially impossible to
scrap and redesign the wing spar for different hardware. So, like Stuart, I
learned a lot about bolt strengths and selected ones that would be more than
adequate for the job.

If a person is hung up on "certified" aircraft parts, he/she should have a
172 or fly commercially. Oh wait, they have failures, too.

Rich S.



So be it, Rich. It's you choice on your airplane.

I'll stick to certified FASTENERS.

And recommend the same to anyone who will listen.


Richard