On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:03:33 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"John B." wrote in message
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On Sun, 9 Feb 2014 19:29:21 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:
"John B." wrote in message
...
And, I've always wondered about the "billet" designation. The
advert
writer could have equally used "ingot" which has, sort of, an
association with gold bars :-)
John B.

I assumed that 'billet' meant the part had been machined from bar
stock instead of stamped or forged.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camshaft
jsw

Probably does.... and ignores that forgings are usually stronger
then
something chopped out of bar stock :-)
John B.

Yep. If the strength of something I make really matters I proof test
it. Small hardware store nuts and bolts are fairly easy to break with
a 1/2" torque wrench and 6 point sockets. Some stainless hardware I've
bought has been really soft, and I've abandoned 1/4" lag screws for
5/16" because they break too often when unscrewed from predrilled
holes in oak.

I hope you're waxing any hardware going into hardwood. It extends its
lifetime a minimum of 100%.

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