Lags vs. Timberloks [RE-wrenches]

[Kurt Albershardt]

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--On Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:39 AM -0700 mlafferty at universalenergies.com wrote:
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> Over-Torquing Machine-Thread Bolts can be a snap hazard, though.
> Especially if you are using Stainless Steel Nylocks.  They gall often,
> for some reason.

Stainless work-hardens very easily.  Spin one of those Nylocks on with a Makita and you'll generate more than enough heat to gall it--even without overtorquing.



> Use of a lubricant or thread-cutting oil seems to
> minimize this problem.

Thanks to a few of the aforementioned Makita incidents and a little education from my local fastener supplier, I now carry some anti-seize compound in my bag.  The nickel variety is a bit pricey, but works at higher temperatures and looks a little less out of place on stainless hardware.

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