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what are camalots made from? 20-Apr-2005 At 1:00:49 PM shmalec

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On 10/04/2005 ti wrote:
>Anyway, whilst reading Climbing Anchors by John long (page 41) I found
>out that the handle of the BD cam is made from stainless steel, the trigger
>is made from Nylatron and the cam lobes are made from 7075-T6 Aluminium.
>The cam lobes are stamped out of the aluminium. This surprised me, as I
>thought it would have undergone a forging or casting process.
>
>The book was written in 1993, so the new cams may be made from a different
>material.

It'd be intersting to know if they've changed or not since the old design.
7075-T6 was all the rage in the aeroplane industry some time ago but is less popular today for corrosion reasons.

I think castings are a bit nasty from a brittleness and wear point of view.

Thanks for the references.