brass or stainless steel bolts

[tchil01]

There's a guy on EBay that sells SS bolt snaps for a great price. He sells them in lots of 15 for about $2.00 each. They are high quality and so far I've pretty much converted all of my brass to SS.

Ty

 

[O-ring]

They are high quality and so far I've pretty much converted all of my brass to SS.

I've got one brass holdout on my goodman handle. Thanks for the tip, Ty. I will look that guy up when I get around to changing it and replace some of my other ones that haven't been as lovingly cared for as Rick's.

Makes me wonder what other pieces of kit I am tearing up on a regular basis

 

[dvas]

first of all thanks for all the feedbacks.
I wanted to share with you the tip that I found out. I lube the brass bolts (both those from reel and the ones for deco bottles) with the super lube... it looks like some silicon based lubricant. I use that also for all my tools. It is great, it is covered, so no rust and it moves VERY smoothly.

in 2 hours, I am going for a weekend to Eilat...

happy diving to everyone,
sasha

 

[Aquamaniac]

www.mcmastercarr.com

Do a search for bolt snaps, page 2

Dave

 

[dvas]

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[wetman]

http://216.36.250.99/nixdogcollars/Page_5x.html

this is the guy on ebay. I ordered a lot of 15 and they were great.

steve

 

[Ziggys_Friend]

wetman once bubbled...
http://216.36.250.99/nixdogcollars/Page_5x.html

this is the guy on ebay. I ordered a lot of 15 and they were great.

steve

His name is Douglas Nix (Nix Dog Collars [dhnix@nixdogcollars.com])

Also, you don't have to buy a full order - email him and he's happy to work with you - partial order - mix and match etc. Great guy, great SS Snaps.

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[Dectek]

The general consensus here is SS over brass. Can a few of you give reasons besides the oxidation that brass shows if proper maintenance is not done. Is there another reason that I don't know about?

 

[bwerb]

Dectek once bubbled...
The general consensus here is SS over brass. Can a few of you give reasons besides the oxidation that brass shows if proper maintenance is not done. Is there another reason that I don't know about?

Brass is typically cast and the "joints" where the cast was can actually be quite sharp right out of the gate. SS tends to be smooth all round. Very often the Brass clips use really cheap non-stainless springs which can rust out very quickly. The oxidation of the brass can make for a stiff movement. The last two criticisms can be overcome with good post dive maintenance. The first one takes some work. For the most part the SS bolts are less maintenance. I'm sure there are some other reasons but these are the ones I know of.

Brian

 

[redacted]

Brass is what is available at the local (inland) Lowe's. Select those that don't cut or get the sandpaper out. Surpriseingly most have SS springs. If not I swap out to SS, eliminating that problem.

Cuts down on the cost of an OOPS.