Thread problems... [RE-wrenches]

[Mark Drummond]

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I found though talking to our fastener supplier a product from Loctite
that looks like an oversized chap stick. You twist the bottom to advance
the stick. The packaging reads as Follows: C5-A Copper Anti-Seize Stick,
No. 37229 (I'm guessing that's the manufacturer's product number). Big
thumbs-up from the crew; no mess, and it fits right in the toolbelt.

Mark Drummond
Positive Energy, Inc.
www.positiveenergysolar.com
(505) 424-1112


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From: Nick Lucchese [mailto:nickl at sierrasolar.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 6:09 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Re: Thread problems... [RE-wrenches]

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Speaking of anti-sieze compound I'm curious to hear of other wrenches 
methods to  getting the stuff on the hardware and not their hands. In 
particular the little packets Unirac supplies with all their 
hardware. I've emailed once with a recommendation for a nice little 
syringe but never heard of anything back. Maybe not such a good idea 
for a one time installer but for those of us ripping open half a 
dozen of them per job a syringe would seem like an ideal applicator. 
Anyone know of such a thing? Something easier I'm not thinking of? I 
know I should be wearing my gloves more often but the inconvenience 
comes from more than just a dirty hands perspective. Jim, do you have 
a product name for the brush-in-can style you're referring to? Sounds 
like it's the same formula with the finely powered nickel grayish 
color.

  As always thanks for the collective knowledge,

Nick A Lucchese
Sierra Solar Systems & Planet Home
Grass Valley, CA




>
>Some grades of aluminum we referred to as recycled beer cans because it
>was so "sticky" when machined. And with the boatloads of imported
metals
>coming to our shores, you have no idea what the purity of the metal is.
>Anyway, spend a few bucks on a can of anti-sieze compound and it will
be
>the best money spent since your cordless drill. The good stuff has
>finely powdered nickel in a petro based grease. It only takes a tiny
>amount applied with the brush-in-can to insure that the threads won't
>gall. Even with some contamination it makes a big difference.
>It will also make any torque readings much more accurate.
>BTW It's the only type of lubrication you should ever put on threads
>unless the manufacturer says different.
>Jim Duncan
>North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
>Fort Worth, Texas
>

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