Re: Fiberglass mortars?

On May 31, 6:46 am, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" <lloy...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"jlmemt" <jlm...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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LLoyd



How thick would an HDPE plug need to be?
I found 6" HDPE mortars with bolted HDPE plugs for cheaper then
anything else I can find. I am waiting on pictures to evaluate.

A mortar plug is a mortar plug. 1123 says it needs to be one gun-diameter
high.

LLoyd

Okay. Thanks!

I know steel is the same thickness. I guess I thought the gun-
diameter was just for wood, but now I know!
I had never thought of using HDPE, so I didn't pay that close of
attention to wording back when I read it.

Jason

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