Thread locker

[Ozark mike]

I see people talking about locktite and all these thread goops and i always seem ro forget to mention this but i was just reminded cause i was working on my remington that has always had a screw that backs out on the hammer. Take a short piece of fishing line and run it down the hole run the screw in and trim off the excess sticking out. Volia no locktite ya have to go broke on and no peening threads or other such silliness.

[mrbigsteel]

Neat idea!

[Evoken]

Sounds like what we call a "hillbilly tapcon" at work. Drill your hole in concrete and place a piece of tie wire in the hole, then pound a double head nail in. Holds just as good as a tap on for something you need to take apart later.
I will have to try this on other applications, thanks.

[Mk42gunner]

A drop of linseed oil or Truoil also works as a thread locker.

Robert

[Ozark mike]

Yep but fishing line doesnt have a drying time

[RU shooter]

Good idea thanks I'll tuck that one away for future use

[kywoodwrkr]

Yep but fishing line doesnt have a drying time

And mono-filament line comes in sizes if I remember correctly.
So many option here.
Thanks!

[country gent]

At work when we need tamper proof adjustment screws we would drill and press a pin in the allen socket we had a standard set up for each size. the toolmakers had a seo if allen wrenches made up with the holes drilled in them to set over the pins.

For thread locker we had loctites in varius grades, a product called vibra tite. ( this was like a liquid plastic that when cured held threads.) Sometimes paint was used. Since our bolts were almost all allen head cap screws and harder than the parts we seldom went the deformed route as they would wear out the threads in the parts.

When working on vibratory feeders that ran 24-7 Keeping threads tight was a issue. The vibra tite did a good job. Also holes tap with - taps so the threads were a better fit helped alot for awhile but they would wear into a standard fit. The last trick was to tin the threads with soft lead solder, not more than a thin even coating of soft lead solder then run the bolt in when cool. This took a steady hand and skill.

I like the mono filimet suggestion and will give it a try also. Something to add to the brain box for future use.

[Ozark mike]

I have thought about using soft solder just have never done it

[country gent]

The drawback to the tinning is that you have to run the screw bolt in all the way with the wrench. It is slow when used.

[444ttd]

another one for the mental rolodex!!!!!!