On Sun, 06 May 2007 01:48:52 -0700, terry wrote:

On May 6, 11:07 am, judith wrote:
I had really struggled to find some long (three quarter inch) cropped
bolts.

Found at Two Wests and Elliott (www.twowests.co.uk) - also a good range
of other garden stuff

Excellent postal service.

(I'm nothing to do with them other than as a customer)

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Quote: "I had really struggled to find some long (three quarter inch)
cropped bolts".

Excuse this, because I'm not trying to be obtuse! Or even funny!

Three quarter inch bolts are pretty short; eh?.

But the interaction of the two words 'Greenhouse' and 'cropped' have me
confused!

With visions of bolts being 'cropped' (like green house peas/tomatoes)
before they are grown to full size, in mind; please what is a 'cropped'
bolt?

Presumably of a certain short size/length etc. But if so bolts can usually
be shortened fairly quickly by cutting off with a hack saw or grinder? If
there is concern about galvanised ones rusting where cut off some paint
after installation will often help. Wouldn't take long to do a couple of
dozen?

BTW when shortening a bolt/screw we usually put on a nut and screw it off
after the cutting to help clean out the cut-off threads. Seems easier that
trying to put a fresh nut onto the newly cut-off and often rough edged
threads.

Just curious about 'cropped' bolts??????????????????? Thanks.

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