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[Deanes]

This is becoming an educational thread for me. I might need to try and find a better supplier for acetone. I can’t buy bulk, as my metal paint cabinet is full.

Places like Walmart have bottles of 100% acetone in the fingernail polish area. Not expensive.

 

[boatmoter]

This was very interesting. I’ve never seen the last type of lock washer before. It would have been nice if they would have included some of the various thread locking liquids as well.

as a retired ASE master tech I liked the Loctite brand thread locker the best, the RED if you want a non easily removable bolt or nut. you sometimes have to heat with a torch to get the loctite to soften up to remove without breaking,the blue is a medium strength that does not require heat to soften up to remove the bolt or nut, on small bolts like #6-8-10 or 1/4 & 5/16 I prefer the star washers

 

[BadgerCheese]

I bought distorted thread nuts for my Polaris UTV to replace the wheel nuts. They're high strength and grip tight.

 

[nova3930]

I’ve heard of these, but never used them. In my mind, I visualized stripped threads after a couple of on/off uses. I decided to to investigate a little more. It appears to be some very precision engineering.

Distorted thread locknut - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

can't use them on low strength fasteners for that very reason. They act like a die and comfort the fastener thread to the nut.

 

[Mattmotors]

I remember my dad doing something like that when I was a kid. It seemed like, after torquing a nut, he would take a punch and dimple a thread on the bolt? I can’t remember the exact process for sure. After getting yelled at for not holding the flashlight correctly, it would cause me to loose interest in the project he was working on.

My brothers and I all joke about Dad and "...hold the light....It's in my eyes...". I'm sure in our minds we said hold it yourself. I also learned while holding the light that if someone is doing a job and they are doing a whole lot of swearing , They really don't know what they are doing.

 

[tonynz]

This was very interesting. I’ve never seen the last type of lock washer before. It would have been nice if they would have included some of the various thread locking liquids as well.

You cant beat Nyloc nuts here

 

[5030]

I have a lot of faith in Loctite products, but they need to be used properly.

The issue with threadlocking compounds is... The Chinese have invaded the market with counterfeit products. There is only one true threadlocker and that is Henkel Loctite.

 

[92blacksunshine]

 

[1Mech]

This is becoming an educational thread for me. I might need to try and find a better supplier for acetone. I can’t buy bulk, as my metal paint cabinet is full.

If you don't mind hanging out in the nail polish area, you can get 100% acetone nail polish remover at Walmart for about $3 for 16 ounces. A bit cheaper than at Lowes from what I saw. It is the Onyx brand. Or you can order online.

 

[newbury]

The issue with threadlocking compounds is... The Chinese have invaded the market with counterfeit products. There is only one true threadlocker and that is Henkel Loctite.

I always thought @MossRoad was a true threadlocker
Is Henkel Loctite a mod here?