I managed to find a STA for my BP/Wing setup but the bolts that holds everything together is soldered into the STA. Is there a reason why they do that? One of the screw became loose but still staying in place and haven't decide if to spot solder it or just loosen it completely. Any advice?
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Interesting. I've personally never seen that. My STAs have all had bolts that could be removed. The benefit is that if one gets stripped or damaged in some way it can easily be replaced. I'm not sure why they would have soldered the bolts in place.
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A picture, please? Soft soldered/hard soldered/brazed/welded/ ...
A picture, please? Soft soldered/hard soldered/brazed/welded/ ...
This is a carriage bolt, correct? Where the shoulder (where there aren't any threads) of the bolt is square, and the head is rounded? If that's the case, I see no need to solder/weld this in place, since the square shoulder will match up with the square hole in the plate.
If the shoulder is a circle though, and there is no way to get a tool on the head, then welding it in place might make some sense. But honestly, if that's the case, I'd simply replace it with a standard SS carriage bolt.
If the shoulder is a circle though, and there is no way to get a tool on the head, then welding it in place might make some sense. But honestly, if that's the case, I'd simply replace it with a standard SS carriage bolt.
I'm somewhat doubting it is/was welded, likely a snug press... Things look stripped out (deformed)....
I believe you are into something, your description makes sense. It's not a bolt with a square shoulder so it was welded to hold it in place. As you mentioned I'll get some SS carriage bolt and replace them.
Thanks everyone also for your entries about this topic.
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