[TowerTalk] Lockwasher Comparison

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

I'm referring to major industries, like chemical plants, Petroleum 
industry, etc, not companies that sell to consumers.

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Roger (K8RI)


On 7/27/2016 Wednesday 12:33 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:52:16 -0400
> From: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lockwasher Comparison
>
> For you, or us on a small scale (and time to make sure the bolts are
> clean), it may be, but apparently for industry, it's not.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
> ##  say what ?   Blue loctite is used all the time in the automotive and race car world.  Put blue
> loctite on the  6 x  .375  SS  bolts that hold an OR-2800  rotor to the rotor plate...and  you wont be
> having bolts coming loose anytime soon.   I used blue loctite in loads of places on my Roush mustang,
> nothing comes loose... including the new one piece AL driveshaft..which spins at 6500 rpm.
> Plenty of local folks here in town also use Red loctite  for automotive applications.
> Purple loctite is weaker than blue loctite, and is another alternative.  Red is the strongest.
>
> ##  I would not use red loctite for small stuff like machine screw size.... otherwise you will never get em out, they will
> be as good as welded into place.
>
> ##  UST  uses  nylocks for all   22  pulleys  used on my HDX-689.   Non of them loosen up.   Between  nylocks and
> blue / purple  loctite, you are covered.
>
> Jim   VE7RF
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Roger (K8RI)


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