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   Larry Wolff to Clare Snyder   
   Re: stainless steel bolts   
   08 Nov 24 10:10:46   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: larrywolff@larrywolff.net   
      
   On 11/7/2024 10:15 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:   
      
   >  ALL Quality bolts have roll-formed threads. Cut or in this case   
   > "torn" or "chewed" threads are almost exclusively the domain of cheap   
   > crappy fasteners.   
   >  These are definitely NOT rolled threads and appear to have been cut   
   > with a worn out harbor fright dieset - - -   
      
   Thanks for looking at the threads. Here's a clearer picture of them.   
   https://i.postimg.cc/Vst7x1NL/boltsqj48.jpg   
      
   These are for outdoor lights bolted high up where, if they rust, then it   
   will be very hard to get them unbolted while perched tall on a ladder.   
      
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