Screws and Staples: Metals that are safe?
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48908
Stainless steel, aluminium, brass, copper, zink, …
What metals are considered safe screws and staples?
What metals are considered safe screws and staples?
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48911
Safe in which sense? I would use stainless steel if you are trying to fix a window.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48929
... and none of these If you want to try surgery on a person....
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48956
What the hell happened to the part of my question about bonsai? Did I omit it by mistake? I am happy to see that some members have a good sense of humour but this thread is supposed to be about approach grafting. I don't want to go through all of the trouble and work of carving and stapling/screwing the branches into place ..... and end up killing the tree.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48961
Just use whatever. I myself have stainless steel screws and pins for fixing things in place..
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48970leatherback wrote: Just use whatever. I myself have stainless steel screws and pins for fixing things in place..
Are you sure? I've heard that copper will kill it.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48979Never heard that before. WOuld be a bit tricky to use copper wire on bonsai then wouldn;t it?Oyster Sauce wrote: Are you sure? I've heard that copper will kill it.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48988
Wrapping your arms around a woman is harmless. Without penetration, no crime has been committed.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48989Oyster Sauce wrote: Wrapping your arms around a woman is harmless. Without penetration, no crime has been committed.
I would say a lot of woman disagree, however I fail to see the reasoning.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48996Wiring a branch does not penetrate the phloem or cambium as a screw or staple would. If there are any dangerous elements to copper (IF there are any) then the difference between wrapping and puncturing are obvious.leatherback wrote:
Oyster Sauce wrote: Wrapping your arms around a woman is harmless. Without penetration, no crime has been committed.
I would say a lot of woman disagree, however I fail to see the reasoning.
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