[Spridgets] fastening fasteners

Jim Johnson bmwwxman at gmail.com
Thu Jun 23 12:24:32 MDT 2011


I only recently started using Loctite and am still learning about it.
However, prior to Loctite and for really critical applications I would often
drill the bolt and nut and safety wire it. I learned about safety wiring in
the Air Force....

Cheers!!
Jim

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Fisher, Ed <edwd at ti.com> wrote:

> Many moons ago I built equipment that hung under the wings of FA-18
> fighting
> hornets.  We mechanically shocked, vibrated, and accelerated the bejeebers
> out
> of that gear, per military specifications and contract.  After all, in high
> G
> maneuvers and repeated slammings on the aircraft carrier decks, they were
> seeing real-life conditions that mimicked whatever we could throw at them
> and
> the Navy didn't want them coming apart, nor did I.  We used Loctite,
> however
> our hardware not only had to be clean it had to be primered with a special
> Loctite promoter.  We used different colors for different applications, and
> actually referred to Loctite green as 'liquid weld'.  It didn't come apart
> without heat.  The Loctite choice was relatively inexpensive and very
> effective.  Anyways, it took a little diligence and called for a meticulous
> nature, but I'm sure that doesn't dissuade anyone here!  I still employ
> what I
> learned then when working on equipment at home, especially my motorcycle.
> :)
>
> Ed Fisher
> Dallas, Tx
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Jim Johnson
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