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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>David,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Modern Metric coach bolts have a slightly =
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head than their Imperial counterparts. Imperial bolts are still available f=
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specialist suppliers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Grinding off the sides only destroys =
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protective coating applied.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Perhaps the cheapest and easiest answer is=
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follow Taylor's practice of recent years of using a standard bolt with a wa=
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under the head. These have the advantage that you have something to hold on=
to if=20
you need to remove the bolts. Coachbolts have a tendency to turn and angle=
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grinder/hacksaw are then required for their removal. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you use plated or galvanised bolts then=
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stand a chance of removing them in future years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>New stays become loose as the wood dries o=
ut. I=20
might also be advatagous to use a spring washer under the nut to absorb=20
this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 31, 2004 1=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bell Historians] this we=
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obscure question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>Are the stay bolt holes in modern Taylor headstocks (1=
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metric or<BR>imperial? I need to replace the stay bolts on a several of t=
he=20
bells in a<BR>ring I've only become responsible for maintaining fairly=20
recently. I know<BR>that certainly up into the 1980s the holes were still=
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imperial sizes (as on<BR>another ring which I look after), and it was=20
necessary to grind the heads of<BR>metric coach bolts down to fit. I don'=
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have ready access to a bench grinder<BR>at the moment,=20
though.<BR><BR>David<BR><BR></TT><BR><TT>
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