MOTM

At 5:16 PM -0500 03/04/01, ivancu@... wrote:
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>In a message dated 3/4/01 12:20:33 PM, mark@... writes:
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><< I also have a bunch of screws that came
>with various racks from various manufactures including Mid Atlantic...
>They suck because they are all made out of aluminum. >>
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>The Middle Atlantic screws are definitely steel.  Actually, I've never seen
>aluminum rack screws, which would obviously be unsuitable for holding heavy
>equipment in a rack.  I've used the Middle Atlantic screws on 84-pound
>Crest 8001 amps in racks on world tours and have never had a problem.

I've used them with heavy equipment as well, but the screw I have fromMid
Atlantic are definitely not steel.  Maybe they sell two kinds of screws.
Can you pick them up with a magnet??  If you ever get a chance, put one of
the ones you have to a grinding wheel and tell me what the sparks look like.