Originally Posted by DAD:
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I am with Bob, although I have never thought of using them as tent stakes. We go a little further and remove the bolts all the way, then take a medium size screw driver and tap it into the slot lightly, this open up the bore and makes it a snap. Care should be used in tightening the bolt too tight is as bad or worse than too loose.
As far as brands we like Sanders, some people like Chevys. Steel is steel the secret is in the heat treatment process.
The biggest mistake people make is reversing the twist on the bars, this kills them, and talk about handling problems, you got handling problems.
Honest Dad himself
DAD, make it even simpler, and before you put on a new stop or arm, set it up in a mill, and just tap the bolt hole with a 3/8 tap, fine or course, then when you need to move it, just remove the bolt, and take that T handle bolt you made, and run it in the bolt hole against a penny or something, and shazam, it'll slide right off, and right back on, and always take a small brass or stainless wire brush and make sure the splines on the bar and arm are clean before going back together with them, dirt will work it's way in now matter how much you try to keep it out. Bob!
