Ok, so I'm getting the "hardware bolts" ready for the wing mating and alignment process later this week. I go down to the local Ace Hardware store and pick up eight of their 7/16x6" Grade 5 soft steel bolts. Take them home and start putting them in the drill press to sand down any rough edges before cutting off the threads.
Wait a minute! Two of the eight bolts are bent! I mean the bolt shaft is really bent! I thought about letting them sit in a Viagra solution overnight to see it that would straighten them up but, since I was in a hurry, I just went down to Ace to exchange the bad boys.
In taking a close look at Ace's drawer of 7/16 inch bolts, about one in four was bent. The bends in the shafts were clearly visible to the eye if you looked for it. In addition to the Grade 5 marking, these bolts are marked "TY". And while they were nice and soft for cutting the threads off and grinding down to a round point, I wouldn't recommend them.
Wait a minute! Two of the eight bolts are bent! I mean the bolt shaft is really bent! I thought about letting them sit in a Viagra solution overnight to see it that would straighten them up but, since I was in a hurry, I just went down to Ace to exchange the bad boys.
In taking a close look at Ace's drawer of 7/16 inch bolts, about one in four was bent. The bends in the shafts were clearly visible to the eye if you looked for it. In addition to the Grade 5 marking, these bolts are marked "TY". And while they were nice and soft for cutting the threads off and grinding down to a round point, I wouldn't recommend them.
