The screw that hold my oven door handle on keeps loosening up.
A little loctite holds it fine until I go to 450F or 550F for an hour or 2-- then it pulls loose. The threads on the plastic are stripped.
I've considered just putting the next bigger screw in it's place, but if a little goo can cure it, I'd rather go with the goo than try to locate the perfect, flat headed screw. [the screws are some sort of low profile, washer headed, coarse threaded critters]
Thanks- Jim
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Stormin Mormon
If you don't mind permanant, how about two part epoxy? Sold in auto parts stores as "JB Weld".
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A little loctite holds it fine until I go to 450F or 550F for an hour or 2-- then it pulls loose. The threads on the plastic are stripped.
I've considered just putting the next bigger screw in it's place, but if a little goo can cure it, I'd rather go with the goo than try to locate the perfect, flat headed screw. [the screws are some sort of low profile, washer headed, coarse threaded critters]
Thanks- Jim
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Robert Macy
There is an RTV based caulking tube of FDA approved high temp glue.
Acts just like what you're used to, and from memory goes above 550F ? If not, bet they have something that does.
Oily, smells like vinegar, dries [cures] within 24 hours and remains rubbery. sounds like it could work to tighten that screw without becoming super permanent.
It cost me $10 to have shipped and am still using it!
that was on the sci.electronics.repair group
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