Loctite Threadlocker Series: A Full Guide - Tooling Fun
Medium-Strength Series: Loctite 242 vs 243. Both the 242 and 243 are from Loctite’s medium-strength Blue threadlocker product line. You’ll use them to prevent any fasteners from getting loose from vibrations or experienced shocks. Both share the following common properties: You should use them with 1/4″ to 3/4″ bolts.
Permatex vs Loctite: Threadlockers & Sealants - Tooling Fun
2024年2月18日 · Permatex and Loctite Types of Adhesive. Today we’ll be looking at both brands’ threadlockers and thread sealants. Common identical products here are: Loctite 565 vs. Permatex 56521 for thread sealants; Loctite 242 vs. Permatex 24200 for threadlockers (medium strength) Loctite 515 (or 518) vs. Permatex 5183 for anaerobic thread-locking adhesives
Use or not use Blue or Purple Loctite on scope bases?
2019年7月30日 · Yes, red does rust. I always loctite bases wirh blue . However, you must clean out holes of both shavings and oil plus make sure your screws are not going to bottem out. These things I routinley find when curing scope problems for others. I never loctite rings but I always put 1 layer of masking tape in the bottem half.
Loctite for scope rail screws? - Shooters' Forum
2013年8月5日 · More commonly used loctite products... Purple is for small screws, service removable. Blue is for screws over 5/16" & service removable Green is for whicking (already assembled screws) and sealing porosities, approx the same strength of blue. Red is bearing & stud mount. Permanent, requires heat for removal. Amber is stronger than red...
Gorilla Glue vs Loctite: Compared and Reviewed - Tooling Fun
However, it is essential to note that Loctite Red threadlockers require heat and additional tools for removal and are typically reserved for heavy-duty machinery applications. The Loctite Blue Series. The 242 or 243 Loctite Blue glues are excellent for medium-strength thread lockers and provide reliable thread-locking capabilities.
Blue Loctite is your freind people. | Page 2 | Shooters' Forum
2017年9月3日 · If your concern is that 20 in lbs. or torque is inadequate to keep the scope from being "bumped" off, Loctite isn't going to help. So far in this post we have red loctite, blue loctite, JB Weld, purple loctite, nail polish (without chiggers) recommended. After removing bases that someone had used Vibra tite on, I would strongly favor this product.
Loctite on Scope Base & Ring Screws? - Shooters' Forum
2021年3月18日 · Chase holes with tap to clean them up. spray with brake cleaner. Torque 6-48 base screws to 20 in lb, blue loctite on them. torque ring screws to 18 in lb NO loctite on them. usually soak ring screws in acetone to clean them before installing.
Loctite on Scope Base & Ring Screws? | Page 3 - Shooters' Forum
2021年3月18日 · For "normal"-sized screws Blue can usually be broken free with force alone (just a wrench), but with very small screws like those typically used on action bases (#6x48), with good surface prep and a gob of Blue (242) the small screws get so difficult to extract (if you do not employ enough heat to break down the 242) that you can easily strip ...
Loctite on barrel - Shooters' Forum
2016年12月30日 · I just pulled a barrel off for a cut down and recrown. It was on a Remington 700 that had been rebarreled from a outfit in Utah. Instead of grease of some kind they used a big old glob of Red Loctite. Lug and all was stuck together nice. That's the first time ive had to use heat and the big action wrench to get a custom barrel off. Had to rant ...
Loctite for scope rail screws? | Page 2 | Shooters' Forum
2013年8月5日 · Precisely, hence my "rounded-point nail," that I can reach down into the base with to get to the screw-heads. Red Loctite is not a problem, but high-temp Red takes twice as long to melt and there is no need, as Blue works good enough that without high heat I will strip the torx recess out some of the screws before the Blue will break loose.