[TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??

[Glenn Thorne]

Any chance you remember which grade of Loctite?

Glenn KD0Q

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??


>I used Loctite on SS nuts and bolts on a beam and its boom attachments
> on a tower in Manhattan.
> When it was removed about 8 years later, there was no galling, easy
> removal and everything was reusable.
> It worked fine.
> 
> Les W2LK
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] dxengineering U-bolts froze??
> From: "May, Mark J." <mjmay at uic.edu>
> Date: Wed, April 14, 2010 7:59 am
> To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics."
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> I spoke with our Loctite rep. He said that Loctite with work to preclude
> galling on stainless fasteners. Might be a thought.
> 
> Regards
> Mark K9TP
> 
> On Wed, April 14, 2010 1:57 am, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
>> Because nylok nuts don't come in galvanized.
>>
>> Robert wrote:
>>> With the potential problems with galling with stainless u-bolts why not
>>> use
>>> galvanized? Just curious!
>>>
>>> Bob W7KD
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