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Re: Brass Bolts
[Re: Blaine County]
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05/25/21 12:26 AM
05/25/21 12:26 AM
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The Beav
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What you need to do Is make sure the pan posts and the pan shank have equal pressure. If when you tighten the pan bolt and the pan posts don't create even pressure against the pan shank your going to have wobble and a false drop. You need to place a few washers between the pan shank and the pan posts to get It right.
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Re: Brass Bolts
[Re: bearcat2]
#7271954
05/25/21 07:56 AM
05/25/21 07:56 AM
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The advantage of the brass bolts is they won't rust or corrode up like other bolts, so they won't corrode to either the pan or nut. Therefore you can adjust them forever. Anyone around brackist and salt water. Knows why I use stainless steel. Brass is my second choice.
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Re: Brass Bolts
[Re: Blaine County]
#7271959
05/25/21 08:01 AM
05/25/21 08:01 AM
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Carolina Foxer
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I also use stainless. Usually go up a size for the bolt and add one or two washers next to the pan shank, then put the appropriate size nylon lock nut on the end. works well for me.
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Re: Brass Bolts
[Re: Newt]
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05/26/21 01:54 AM
05/26/21 01:54 AM
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The advantage of the brass bolts is they won't rust or corrode up like other bolts, so they won't corrode to either the pan or nut. Therefore you can adjust them forever. Anyone around brackist and salt water. Knows why I use stainless steel. Brass is my second choice. You don't have problems with the stainless rusting? I have stainless rifles that are rusted from being out in the wet so much and not being taken in a cleaned up oiled, I would figure traps in tidewater would be much worse. I actually trapped some brackish/tide water a little when I was a kid, but not more than a few days and I certainly didn't have any traps with stainless or brass bolts on them. Heck, none of my traps had bolts!
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Re: Brass Bolts
[Re: Blaine County]
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06/06/21 04:51 PM
06/06/21 04:51 PM
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As was already mentioned the wobble, or lack of is from the pan, pan post and pan hole diameter/mechanical fit. Aside from a corrosion aspect I don’t see the advantage of a brass nut and bolt.
After playing with a couple of Sleepy Creek traps (1.5 & 1.75) that have brass bolts and nuts they loosen up every time I fire the trap. A stainless nylock nut and bolt would be a lot better.
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