At 13:57 20/09/01 -0400, BobDavis88@AOL.COM wrote: >1) I chose bolts empirically, and they worked. However, is there anyone out >there who knows the tensile strength of various diameters of bolts? Of >hardened bolts? Do a web search for Unbrako and see if they have downloadable data sheets. If not, you should be able to get the very detailed specs from any engineers' supply shop. I would not myself trust any unbranded screws. Whether Unbrako are international I don't know, but there is bound to be a good American maker. JD
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