Posted by Sherman in Idaho [72.47.153.112] on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 22:47:11 :
In Reply to: Bolts are SOP, drilled for bigger size. posted by Chriscase [107.194.27.172] on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 20:19:14 :
The "right" way to do structural bolts, like they do on buildings and bridges, is to drill pre-drill the holes undersized, clamp the parts together and then drill/ream them to exact diameter as a unit. This ensure that the bolt has full bearing on all sides of both parts.
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