I keep the small one in my work shirt pocket next to the little screwdrivers, markers, thermometer, ball point pen, etc. I had a service call at The U.S. Attorney's office in downtown a while back and had to explain to the security guards that I had all manner of sharp metallic objects on my person and in my tool case. It was no problem because I was there to make legal use of all my sharp implements, including my rather small brain. *snicker*
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If you open up a piece of cheap consumer electronic gear like a battery operated AM/FM radio you will often see a red varnish painted on all of the tiny screws and nuts that hold things together.
[8~{} Uncle Monster
Your brain is small, but very sharp?
Are you allowed on airplanes with it, or do they make you check it? That would actually be an advantage as you would not be nearly as likely to be annoyed by being charged for a pillow or a trip to the can.
I you plan on the above then you want to use a wicking Loctite. It uses capillary action to enter the joint.
Not to mention mechanics and handymen (I have to admit to having super glued my knuckles back together a few times.) A lot handier than a band-aid, and impervious to gear oil as well.
nate
Green LockTite. It is permanent (like the red) but it also is penetrating. So you can use apply it after assembling -- probably with a toothpick in this case.
Bob
Only on certain plastics however. There are LOTS of plastics that won't work on.
Jeff
Lots being less than 5%.
AZ Nomad wrote: ...
Think you left the trailing zero off that estimate... :)
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That's 2 recommendations for green and one for blue. The Loctite site has this information about the three colors of "threadlockers": green, red, and blue:
Green: For smaller fasteners. Doesn't say anything about being penetrating or permanent.
The green seems harder to find. So far, one hardware store and one auto-supply store had only the red and the blue. I finally found it at a Napa store, but it's 10 miles away.
So, I went to Amazon. They have all three and better descriptions:
Green:
It's bit unsettling that the photo is of a *red* package ;-)
Red:
Blue:
It looks like green is the one for this job. Thanks.
Thanks. The green is hard to find at hardware stores and not even all auto supply stores have it. Amazon to the rescue.
Amazon has several others:
Do I need a small one and a larger one? As long as I am justifying tools to the bean counter...
just use a dab of clear nail polish.... paul
Yeah. And watch that plastic lense disolve.
Green Loctite will "wick" into the threads then cure.
They don't search invited contractors? Neat. I wondered, I can just imagine myself getting a call to govt office, and having to explain that I can't do the job bare handed.
They look like the three pair I have. If his source was like mine, a drugstore, the staff likely won't be of much help. Green Loctite did the job for me. Just a tiny bit applied with a broomstraw to the threads emerging from the nuts. Don't overdo it.
Take them where you bought them. They may prefer some way, i.e. Loctite, SuperGlue, clear nail polish. There may be some reason that one of the things suggested here might not work well, like discoloring the metal, eating up any plastic it touches, etc. Something that one would not normally think of, but in this application would be critical or detrimental enough not to be a consideration. If it were just a nut and bolt, there could be lots of suggestions that would probably work. Since this is a tiny item, with unknown coatings, and unknown properties, if it were me, I'd take it to where I bought it. They may even have a tube of GlassGoo or something that is made specifically for that.
BTW, I have three pairs of titanium glasses, and there's nothing better. But I do have to watch those little screws.
Steve
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