[TheForge] counterfeit bolts and steel

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

i was reading various web pages concerning the problems with counterfeit
bolts and steel. google for 'counterfeit bolts'.

how would the average person be able to determine whether or not the
bolts or steel is actually what it claims to be? are those grade 8 bolts
really grade 8 bolts or just a cheap knockoff? is the tool steel really
the tool steel you specified?

is the metal you specified really what was delivered?

now related to the above. would it be possible to build a homebrew auger
mass spectrograph? what type of analysis and/or testing would be needed
to ensure that the bolts and metals are really what they claim to be?
could this analysis and/or testing be done in the hobby environment?

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terry l. ridder ><>