Re: bolts

[Steven Clayton <smclayto@npl.uiuc.edu>]

Dear Peter,

I would prefer that you get them, so I could just pick them
up at Loomis when I get a chance.  Or better yet, what time
do you think you will go over there?  My apartment is
probably not far out of the way for you from the store
to Loomis.  My address is:
304 W. Hill St., Apt. 3
Champaign, IL  61820
You can go East on Bradley to State, then South on State to
West on Hill St. (parallels Church St. one block to the North),
and it is the second house on the North side of Hill St.
My number is 217-359-0842 or (cell)630-921-1502.

Thanks,
Steven

On Sun, Oct 16, 2005 at 06:48:59PM -0500, Peter Kammel wrote:
> Dear Steve,
> 
> I found a shop which has the A325 steel structural bolts,
> even 3-1/2'.
> 
> Fastenal
> 
> http://www.fastenal.com
> tore Code: CHMP
> 806A Pioneer St.
> CHAMPAIGN, IL  61820
> ilcha@stores.fastenal.com
> Phone: (217)356-3583
> Fax: (217)356-2873
> Local Directions: Exit I-74 at Prospect Ave., go south one block past
> stoplight to Pioneer St., take left, branch is on left side of that block.
> 
> Please tell me if you will get the bolts there or if I should do it. 
> You could briefly come by to pick them up.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> On Sun, 16 Oct 2005, Steven Clayton wrote:
> 
> > Dear Peter,
> > 
> > I looked up some strength specs for bolts, and it would
> > seem the bolt we want has at least 3 marks on its head
> > (5 marks would be even higher strength).  6 of the bolts
> > Jon gave me have 3 marks; the remainder are blank.
> > Lowes has some stainless steel bolts of the correct size,
> > but they are either marked with just a manufacturer code
> > (and no spec marks) or are marked with a different strength
> > standard than the one I looked up.  The bolts specified
> > in the drawing are of A325 steel, which seem to be in
> > the category of "High Strength Structural Bolts" according
> > to the table at
> > http://www.americanfastener.com/technical/grade_markings_steel.asp
> > I don't know what the specs are of the 10 unmarked bolts,
> > since 2 of the rows in the table show that unmarked
> > caps can be A325 steel.  I'm hesitant to buy the ones at
> > Lowes because I have a feeling they are unlikely to be
> > better than the ones I have.
> > Do we go ahead with 16 bolts of uncertain specification,
> > or should we order some and express ship?
> > http://www.mcmaster.com/, part number 91571A260
> > (4", they would have to be cut to 3.5")
> > 
> > Steven
> > 
> 
> Peter Kammel  /  pkammel@uiuc.edu
> Department of Physics, Loomis Laboratory
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 
> Tel (217) 333-5424 / Fax (217) 333-1215   
> 
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