Help with STA

[FredT]

Weld the head of the screw to the STA on the other side. No interferance there, and it provides a better torque anchor. Be sure to make the welds where you can grind them off so the bolts can be changed if the threads are damaged in handling. :devilish: SST is way soft and takes banging about in trucks and gear bags poorly.

Keep the welds small so the BFH has a chance to do it's work at disassembly.

FT

 

[GreenDiverDown]

FredT once bubbled...
Have a weld shop place two small spots on the STA with 316 rod in the slot location of the screw. If the screw needs changing the BFH will break it free, then the weld remains will prevent the replacement screw from turning. FT

O.K.

I thought the welds would have to be on the wing side in order for what you were saying above to work.

So,

I should place the spot welds here?

 

[GreenDiverDown]

And I guess this is a BFH?

 

[FredT]

The screw hole on my STA is countersunk to be flush on the tank side to minimize tank height. The flat head screw I provide has a wide slot so it's possible to just tack down the ends of the screw slot to provide both retention and torque resistance.

BTW your BFH looks to a bit light! That's a one handed model!

FT

 

[GreenDiverDown]

Oh!...

You mean here!

 

[GreenDiverDown]

FredT once bubbled...
BTW your BFH looks to a bit light! That's a one handed model!

FT

 

[GreenDiverDown]

Fred,

It seems that the AUL site has 'left the building'.

Do you know of a current link?

It was the only place on the net where folks could view your plates and such.

SA

 

[Scubaroo]

www.aul-inc.com

I think there was a domain registration issue and they lost it to one of those cybersquatter portals.

 

[FredT]

Thats' the proper hammer for breaking iron!

FT