Don Foreman wrote:

On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:26:19 +0800, OldNick
wrote:


I bought some recently, and wanted to make a wing bolt. I decided to
MIG the nuts onto some threaded rod. They simply burnt up and melted!
What the heck are they making them of?


Potmetal wingnuts. Good grief! Better bring a magnet next time you
buy bolts at that store, should you choose to ever return.



Just think of them as sacrificial parts to prevent overtorqing and
stripping of the threaded pieces they are screwed onto.

Jeff

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