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From: Scott Landon <js_landon@ho*.co*>
To: mikey@ma*.co*, artg@ec*.ne*
Cc: cavers@cavers.com, techdiver@aq*.co*
Subject: Re: Stainless Steel Bolt Snaps
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 19:40:42 PDT
unfortuneately, there are quite a few grades of stainless.  and as you can 
guess, some grades cost more than others.  i am by no means a metallurgist, 
but i have installed my share of piping in corrosive service in a chemical 
plant.  a 316 grade would be ideal.

scott


>From: Mike Rodriguez <mikey@ma*.co*>
>To: Art Greenberg <artg@ec*.ne*>
>CC: Cavers <cavers@cavers.com>, Techdiver <techdiver@aq*.co*>
>Subject: Re: Stainless Steel Bolt Snaps
>Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 19:09:25 -0400
>
>At 08:08 AM 7/3/99 -0400, Art Greenberg wrote:
>
> >I've just replaced another large SS bolt snap on my rig. This one was on
> >my primary reel, and I had just replaced that one a week ago!
>
>I replaced all my brass snaps a few months ago with SS snaps
>from Extreme Exposure.  I don't know where they get them, but
>they're the best I've ever seen.  They're expensive, but so
>far none has shown the slightest trace of corrosion and they
>operate very smoothly.  I tried some cheap SS snaps from a
>local hardware store and regretted it; now I'll only use the
>ones from EE.
>
>Take a look at:
>
>http://www.extreme-exposure.com/accessories.shtml
>
>The small ones seem to be good for just about every application.
>
>-Mike Rodriguez
><mikey@ma*.co*>
>


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