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<blockquote data-quote="oexing" data-source="post: 142566" data-attributes="member: 1493"><p>Sorry, I don´t believe that story about chromed SS levers. We know the prewar types had ss tank panels, unchromed. So why should someone do the lever in ss steel when it is meant to be chromed then? Completely unlogic . They later got the carbon steel levers as being less costly to buy in and had them chromed - even though Phil V. hated chroming.</p><p> Your cutlery at home is most likely polished stainless for many decades and unchromed at that and has to endure the aggressive dish washer all the time. The grade of that stainless is exactly the 4301 or similar type with 18/10 chrome/nickel as the metric A2 or A4 grades for bolts. In that sort of forums there is a lot of scaremongering about stainless on classics even when in rare cases it was original like here. </p><p> Vincent S. , hardchroming ss spindles for girders looks a bit over the top. I use 4301 or 4305 stainless with IGUS or Permaglide bushes, no lube for sure. In my link below scroll down to a diagram about a few materials to go with IGUS J type, not a big difference in very low wear between hardchrome and simple stainless spindles unlubricated. On the Vincents I will have IGUS type J on stainless - ahhmm, got titanium this time - because I can. Not quite as good as stainless but I like the low weight - and it will outlive me many times I believe. </p><p></p><p> Vic</p><p><a href="https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/threads/i-hate-stainless-steel.15697/" target="_blank">IGUS J wear diagram</a></p><p></p><p>titanium spindles</p><p>[ATTACH=full]43822[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oexing, post: 142566, member: 1493"] Sorry, I don´t believe that story about chromed SS levers. We know the prewar types had ss tank panels, unchromed. So why should someone do the lever in ss steel when it is meant to be chromed then? Completely unlogic . They later got the carbon steel levers as being less costly to buy in and had them chromed - even though Phil V. hated chroming. Your cutlery at home is most likely polished stainless for many decades and unchromed at that and has to endure the aggressive dish washer all the time. The grade of that stainless is exactly the 4301 or similar type with 18/10 chrome/nickel as the metric A2 or A4 grades for bolts. In that sort of forums there is a lot of scaremongering about stainless on classics even when in rare cases it was original like here. Vincent S. , hardchroming ss spindles for girders looks a bit over the top. I use 4301 or 4305 stainless with IGUS or Permaglide bushes, no lube for sure. In my link below scroll down to a diagram about a few materials to go with IGUS J type, not a big difference in very low wear between hardchrome and simple stainless spindles unlubricated. On the Vincents I will have IGUS type J on stainless - ahhmm, got titanium this time - because I can. Not quite as good as stainless but I like the low weight - and it will outlive me many times I believe. Vic [URL='https://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/threads/i-hate-stainless-steel.15697/']IGUS J wear diagram[/URL] titanium spindles [ATTACH type="full"]43822[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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