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Dave, yes that is the original installation method. The tabs are so hardened from
the welding that even the stainless sheet metal screws strip out. I kept
finding a few loose screws on each preflight so I switched to J-nuts with machine
screws.
Here's an example.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/hapages/04-00152.php[/quote]
Stainless Steel is softer than Carbon Steel until you get into some of the exotic,
or duplex alloys.
FWIW, the 2 kitfoxes I have worked on just had SS sheet metal screws and they have
never come loose.
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