Date:         Wed, 24 May 2000 21:16:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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From:         Austin <austins@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      locking compounds
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At 03:47 PM 5/24/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>Loc-tite comes in many different formulations and strengths (red, blue,
>etc.).  Some are designed to do exactly what Mark described - never come
>off.  Some are designed to basically act the same way the nylon insert
>nuts work - just to stop it from rattling off.  Be sure you pick up the
>type that is most appropriate to your application.  I used to work in a
>machine shop and we had green loctite called RetRing which was designed
>to hold in bearing races, etc.  If you got it on your fingers, it would
>stick your fingers together.
>
>Keith Adams

Loctite #290 (water thin/transparent green) is great stuff; it's listed as
self wicking for use on assembled fasteners (& even seals porosities in
castings!?!?).  It 'snuggles' things up, but still allows for easy
removal.  The bond of cured Loctites, the ones that are used for bearing
retainment, stud locking, etc can be broken if you are able to apply torch
heat.

Austin