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On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 21:28, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/20/05 7:28:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > topnotch@nycap.rr.com writes: > > << Sounds neat,, only stainless steel isnt magnetic. >> > > You do realize that there is magnetic AND non-magnetic stainless steel. > Right?? I'm only saying that, because I work with stainless steel everyday at work, > and some of it is magnetic (higher iron count in it), and some of the better > stuff isn't magnetic. I had thought about using some of it on my type 3s, but > I've seen some of it rust, so I'd have to sift thru it and find the better > stuff. : ) > 409 Stainless is magnetic. This is what is used in modern exhaust systems. 303 and 304 in non-magnetic. It is the stuff that stays shiney even on the bottom of the ocean floor. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~