WTF @ Moser 12 bolt
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From: Corpus Christi
just want to add info about the safety wire thing.. it wont hold/stop the bolts from breaking loose, if tension is correct the safety wire will snap letting you know the bolts broke torque (loose) however safety wired loosely might hold the bolts in place preventing from been able to know if bolts are tight (torqued). in the aviation field the safety wire is only used as a visual inspection to determine if bolt/nut has broken torque by safety wire been broken. if found wire to be broken the the technician will tq check before safety wiring.. hope this makes sense.... 
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From: Las Vegas
Uhm... I dont think so. Saftery wire WILL NOT... now let me make this crystal clear... WILL NOT merely snap from being used. You would have to have one hell of a load to brake the wire. That is not its design and not its intention. I dont know where you get this information... but its the farthest thing from the truth.
WIKIPEDIA definition: "Safety wire is common in the aircraft and racing industries as an extra precaution to keep vital fasteners from loosening and parts falling off. Safety wire is commonly .020, .025, .032 or .041 inches in diameter and usually made of stainless steel, but is also available in Monel and Inconel alloys for high temperatur applications and copper for break-away applications. It is threaded through a hole drilled into a fastener or part, then twisted and anchored to a second fastener or part, then twisted again, usually with the aid of safety wire pliers."
Amount other things I have accomplished in my life... I also have an A&P. I also spent a few years in Military Aviation... wrapping saftey wire by hand. Saftey wire is not for visual inspection... it is there as a means to prevent a fastner from coming loose and falling off.
If you have ever been part of a reclaimation team cleaning up after one of our boys, that stuffs a $25 million plus airframe into mother earth... you will have witnessed that when you go to pick a frag up... the only thing holding it together IS THE SAFTEY WIRE.
Please... do not spread misinformation.
WIKIPEDIA definition: "Safety wire is common in the aircraft and racing industries as an extra precaution to keep vital fasteners from loosening and parts falling off. Safety wire is commonly .020, .025, .032 or .041 inches in diameter and usually made of stainless steel, but is also available in Monel and Inconel alloys for high temperatur applications and copper for break-away applications. It is threaded through a hole drilled into a fastener or part, then twisted and anchored to a second fastener or part, then twisted again, usually with the aid of safety wire pliers."
Amount other things I have accomplished in my life... I also have an A&P. I also spent a few years in Military Aviation... wrapping saftey wire by hand. Saftey wire is not for visual inspection... it is there as a means to prevent a fastner from coming loose and falling off.
If you have ever been part of a reclaimation team cleaning up after one of our boys, that stuffs a $25 million plus airframe into mother earth... you will have witnessed that when you go to pick a frag up... the only thing holding it together IS THE SAFTEY WIRE.
Please... do not spread misinformation.
