ElJay
Member
Hi. I intend to completely disassemble, clean and inspect a bensen I bought 2nd hand. It has been in storage 26 years.
Screws, nuts, springs, cables, cotterpins etc are ALL showing rust. Some a little more than others. Basically if it's steel, its rusty.
I want to replace it ALL as I go back together if for nothing else, peace of mind.
Some books, advice columns and others say to use "aircraft quality" only fasteners etc.
However the bensen manual says "materials specified for bensen in large part are of commercial quality and therefore inexpensive". Nowhere in the plans or material list does it call for "aircraft quality" nuts/bolts etc. (this does NOT include the structual parts, of course).
Aside from it being my b*** hangin out, what are ya'lls comments on using just plain old hardware store nuts/bolts/washers etc.???
I'm not opposed to either, other than aircraft quality is much more "EXPENSIVE". I'll spend the extra bucks if that is what ya'll say, but not just for the heck of it....
Thanks
LJ
Screws, nuts, springs, cables, cotterpins etc are ALL showing rust. Some a little more than others. Basically if it's steel, its rusty.
I want to replace it ALL as I go back together if for nothing else, peace of mind.
Some books, advice columns and others say to use "aircraft quality" only fasteners etc.
However the bensen manual says "materials specified for bensen in large part are of commercial quality and therefore inexpensive". Nowhere in the plans or material list does it call for "aircraft quality" nuts/bolts etc. (this does NOT include the structual parts, of course).
Aside from it being my b*** hangin out, what are ya'lls comments on using just plain old hardware store nuts/bolts/washers etc.???
I'm not opposed to either, other than aircraft quality is much more "EXPENSIVE". I'll spend the extra bucks if that is what ya'll say, but not just for the heck of it....
Thanks
LJ