Reading ETKA hardware #s

[Huw Powell]

Pantelis Giamarellos wrote:
> 
> A similar device works with a magnet attached to the extreme point of the
> telescopic arm. Only works with metalic items attracted by the magnet by
> most usually bolts and tools are so.

> > > > The second disadvantage - that it's usually austenetic -
> > > >  and retrieval of stainless bits
> > > > that fall into the wrong places can be - erm - awkward?

I believe that is called "going full circle" we've finally caught our
tail, now what are we going to do with it?

To reiterate ad nauseum (wouldn't "reiterate" in mean something like
"drive the same road again"?), stainless is very nice in high corrosion
low load situations.  Also well worth the trouble on exhaust systems.

If you're not confident of your "risk taking" abilities, don't use it.

but it sure looks nice in a lot of trivial places, making those places
incredibly easy to undo in the future.

of course, the "looking nice" is just a bad habit.  the "ease of
undoing" is the legitimate justification in certain applications.

also, the hardened bolts used in many important locations seem to rust a
lot slower, if at all, so they aren't such a problem anyway.

-- 
Huw Powell

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