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New (left) and old (right) style SMC bolt hangers. Note the stamp is oriented differently on the two styles.
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New (top) and old (bottom) SMC bolt hangers showing the difference in thickness.
Seeing is believing
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C Miller
Apr 1, 2013
“New (left) and old (right) style SMC bolt hangers. Note the stamp is oriented differently on the two styles.”  

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