Same done here. Works great. They stick down a bit but who cares. 73 Dave n4zkf --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roge
not No, it doesn't. So, there... ;-) My bolt has exactly the same holding force on the lockwasher/captive plate as your double nut scheme does. You claim the second nut keeps the first nut from loose
Jam nuts are pretty common devices and are used all the time in things like turnbuckles. Here's a simple test: tighten one nut against another on some threaded rod, screw or bolt. Then, try to turn t
Wait a minute... We understand jam nuts. A jamnut prevents the pair of jammed nuts from moving WITH RESPECT TO THE BOLT or threaded rod; but they don't add any additional protection against the jamnu
Very nice to read the comments from someone who knows of what they speak and explains it so well. Nicer then reading those comments from .....well others. Jim- WA9FPT ________________________________
OK, I thought I understood the application, but maybe I don't. I need a picture or a sketch or a diagram to understand what I thought I understood. Besides, I simply slathered the bolts with blue Loc
Thanks Chuck and George, N4UA, for supplying the correct information. A jamnut reduces/prevents the NUTS from creeping. The nuts do nothing to reduce/prevent the threaded rod/shaft from loosening ove
If my memory is correct the original problem occurred when the bolts in the bottom of a OR2800, holding it to the mounting plate, loosened and fell out. I believe the rotator holes are tapped blind h
Whenever this discussion comes up I am glad that I have studs lock-tighted (is that a word???) into the bottom of the rotator. That way I just have to drop in onto the shelf and start the nuts from t