but I stripped the threads on one of my diamond wire terminals yesterday while turning the nut under tension.
This typical of the threaded terminal and nut setup. And it is also one of the reasons I changed the Taipan design in this respect when I build my own F16. I'm not the only one, several others have done so too. The biggest validation of this setup came when I saw that the AHPC Capricorn F18's were using it as well.
So I am very interested in the cold welding discussion.
Just make sure you get some well designed turnbuckles and you'll be fine. Cold welding can largely be prevented by making proper design choices.
I want to be able to sail this weekend, so I am hoping that cutting off the stripped terminal and swaging on a turnbuckle similar to Wouter's will get me back on the water fast.
I'm sure of it. Another big advantage of the turnbuckle system is that even when a dummy misreads his ruler and cuts it off too sort then the much larger range of the setup can correct it again.
Wouter
