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Old 05-17-2012, 03:07 PM
Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse is offline
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Default turnbuckle insignia I.D. and break strength

Curious if anyone knows who uses an insignia of two stars on their bronze turnbuckles?

Any way to know break strength/quality of a new bronze turnbuckle? (that one in particular, yet if there were no insignia?

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Old 05-19-2012, 06:23 PM
Brion Toss Brion Toss is offline
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Default Strength

Hello,
I'm drawing a blank on the manufacturer that uses the stars, but there isn't a lot of variation among the various makes. Measure the pin diameter and look up Hayn or Navtec.
As for quality, that's a whole other thing; my favorite, in terms of design, quality control, and customer service, is definitely Hayn.
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Old 05-20-2012, 12:26 AM
Robbie.g Robbie.g is offline
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not totally sure but i think, Alexander Roberts (in the US), uses two stars.
Not aware of any issues with the turnbuckles....
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Old 05-20-2012, 12:05 PM
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Default Arco

Oh, right, ARCO. Way too many reports of failures with their gear. Until I find out otherwise, they are on my do-not-trust list. This speaks to the aforementioned "quality varies" part of my previous post.
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Old 05-21-2012, 11:45 PM
Mighty Mouse Mighty Mouse is offline
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Sincerely appreciate the feedback! Are there any great sources for used bronze turnbuckles?
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Old 05-21-2012, 11:50 PM
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Default Hayn / Navtec product source

...and / or what (great, inexpensive, secret) source would you recommend for the Hayn or Navtec product? Am in BC, close enough to Bellingham particularly or Seattle and, shipment to friends is possible. Thnx...my project is turning out to be bigger than I thought/budgeted!
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