Threadlocker ORANGE
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
Still waiting on mine
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From: Texas, USA
Everything was great. Just took a little time to enjoy retirement.
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From: west Michigan
A difference in heated applications seems to be the only advantage of red. Red is rated to 383F and the new orange at 303F (150C). That means orange covers flywheels, axels, rotors, and many other critical components. But knowing that red doesnt breakdown until nearly 400F means that it still has a place in my arsenal. Of course, it is not unusual in those applications to use heat to help get a red off. Only other restriction may be titanium, fortunately I dont ever use titanium and passivizing SS is an easy process.
High strength bolt applications and orange, a great combo.
High strength bolt applications and orange, a great combo.
I was on a maintenance crew once when a (night shift) crew of newbies was assigned to remove a self-driven conveyor drum from some end-of-line automation. When day shift came in to take over, they were greeted by the sight of several broken grade 8 socket head screws and the drum still in place. It had not occurred to them that the bolts were Loc-tited and that heat was required to loosen them. We brought an oxy/acetylene welding & brazing torch and got the rest of the bolts out. It took the rest of the shift to remove the broken bolts and repair the damage that had been done.
I can see a use for the Orange thread locker in applications like this.
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From: Texas, USA
How are you Tommy?
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From: Alexandria, VA
He's clearly not happy! How would you like to wait for days for your thread locker
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I'm doing pretty good, Boog. I guess that you are busy learning to enjoy your retirement. I know that I enjoy mine. Good to see you here again.
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