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- Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Differences: Fly Cutter vs Face Mill
- Replies: 35
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- Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Differences: Fly Cutter vs Face Mill
- Replies: 35
- Views: 18348
Russ, The problem with relying on Loctite for rigid joints is that it can mask under-preloaded fasteners. Notice I didn't say undertorqued. Use of torque, unless many factors for the particular joint are known, can have huge errors in preloads. By far the most common cause of fatigue fractures in bo...
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Differences: Fly Cutter vs Face Mill
- Replies: 35
- Views: 18348
The use of Loctite can cause problems on rigid bolted assemblies. While it's great for soft gasketed joints, etc., if you rely on it for solid metal-to-metal connections your fastener preload needs to be increased. Things like conrod nuts aren't Loctited, and they almost always stay tight because of...
- Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:01 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 15 in railroad.
- Replies: 24
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- Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:58 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: 15 in railroad.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14036