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21-May-2007 4:33:47 PM
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Pretty accurate assumption. Although you have to be careful indicating that something which is lighter will be softer, see the comments about titanium alloys wrt stainless steel above, a similar situation applies with magnesium alloys wrt aluminium alloys. There is a bit more to it because manufacturing requirements, types of loadings and other design constraints prevent the same materials being used for all applications. But yes, the fixed stuff would wear a lot faster if the non fixed gear had similar mechanical properties.
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21-May-2007 7:41:16 PM
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I'm so glad they bolt properly over here in the UK and Europe....no need to fill up my chalkbag with those relics ;o
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21-May-2007 7:49:05 PM
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i guess that means u dont need a chalk bag in the first place ;o
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21-May-2007 8:40:07 PM
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On 20/05/2007 jgoding wrote:
> Basically filing down the head size is a good thing (on the hex end of the bolt) so that >the bolt plate can go on without too much
>drama.
One problem, when using glue capsules if you file the head down you then can not use a socket and a hammer drill to drill the bolts through the capsule and filing the head down on the face would be very difficult.
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21-May-2007 11:19:25 PM
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Just the corners Paul the socket can still work(but has to be fitted with an extension piece that then goes
on the drill) then drill the glue to the right consistency, I personaly favour the glue gun than a two part
capsule, that way I know the glue is mixed right and have a test sample to do a control for the batch.
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22-May-2007 10:28:51 AM
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There is a RAMSET version of the capsules which is a hammer in version.
I concur with Bomber Pro though and prefer the injection glue as a rule (depending on QTY)
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22-May-2007 4:50:05 PM
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On 20/05/2007 paul wrote:
>The head size on imperial bolts vary, on metric ones they are generally
>pretty standard, for example a 10mm bolt will normally have a 17mm head,
>some bolt plates may be designed with imperial bolts in mind which often
>have smaller heads.
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>Most new bolt plates acomodate larger head sizes, but i have hat trouble
>with SRT brand ones in the past.
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>On 20/05/2007 TLockwood wrote:
>>Speaking of bolt plates, are there different size bolt plates? Because
>>I've noticed some of the new machine carrot bolts being put in the gramps
>>dont take half of the bolt plates I own.
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Should be ringing some alarm bells for people. Newer bolt plates accomodating larger heads means a larger gap to fill. Particularly important if clipping older imperial carrot bolts. Hard to eye off that 1-1.5mm difference. I have been able to flick a hanger off a carrot with a Kong keylock carabiner recently. That is a large biner, non-wire gate, not a narrow profile either. The carrot was installed about 10 years ago and was stainless.
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22-May-2007 4:54:19 PM
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If the bolt head is small, you can always just clip a second karabiner into the bracket, just to fill the space.
JamesMc
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23-May-2007 10:32:33 AM
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Doubled wires do the trick..altouhg with not much upwards confidance.
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23-May-2007 10:39:38 AM
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nothing better to waste time with at uni eh nick?!
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23-May-2007 10:46:42 AM
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I thought you went home to sleep, chalkboy?
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23-May-2007 10:48:22 AM
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procrastinating about it on here
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23-May-2007 11:15:02 AM
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Hey Tim, is Nick for real, can hardly believe that you and he are friends, he's such a dick!
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23-May-2007 11:16:45 AM
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Your a cutie Bomber....
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23-May-2007 11:24:56 AM
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So Tim, have you been pretending to like me?
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23-May-2007 11:28:31 AM
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On 23/05/2007 fish boy wrote:
>Doubled wires do the trick..altouhg with not much upwards confidance.
*shudder* i hate using wires on carrots, they come off way too easily when you get above them. no better than a dodgy bolt plate.
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23-May-2007 4:26:36 PM
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On 23/05/2007 fish boy wrote:
>So Tim, have you been pretending to like me?
every minute of it mate, im one of those shallow types that lives vicariously through others. baaaahahhhahhhaha kidding!
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