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Old 24th July 2010, 10:56 AM
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Have to confess I had already guessed that would be the case....ok then what about this.....nickel or chrome plated mild steel both elements are very hard wearing and there are now electroless methods of plating that do not use nasty chemicals.
By the time you make them and pay to get them plated etc you might as well have bought stainless steel ones

And i bet the stainless ones would still last longer
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Old 24th July 2010, 03:54 PM
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You would also have to make sure that the plating was not thick enough to make getting the bolt in a problem

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