this guy's voice is great

Had no idea about the loctite being a lubricant and causing false readings on the torque tool. I've personally had stuck scope rings because I've made this mistake. Very informational and to the point, as always.

"You don't have to saturate the thing" *SATURATES*

I learned this the hard way. At work we have a machine that spins a blade and inside is a thick brass ring that rotates on the shaft to take the wear and tear off the the metal shaft and keep things balanced. It kept coming loose no matter how many times I added LOCTITE to the large set screw that held the brass ring to the shaft. Then I realized that the grease on the shaft had caused a very thin film on the set screw. Cleaned it up like this gentleman did and no more loose set screw.

Proceeds to saturate the living shit out of the screws

Great tutorial! Short and down to the point. It really helped with my assembly project👍 thank you!!!

Great video, thanks. I've seen people use toothpicks to apply the loctite on those really small screws. Helps prevent mess too.

one trick I learned is keep track of your initial torque. If u ever go over that value rechecking for loose screws u will break the bond

You guys always have the best, well thought out and informative videos. Great work. Thank you and have a nice day

Thank you, it’s great information. I noticed that the video is 7 years old, but I just found it.

Excellent. Clear. Preparation via cleaning interfering residues---superb! Thank you!

I bought some just the other day and I repaired a few things, it seems to be quite good. I collect army figurines and vehicles. I accidently snapped off 2 tank barrels. The lock tight glue secured them firmly in place. I also repaired a radio, a battle ship and an old figure I made in wood work. I sure will be buying it again. I like to repair things, rather that throw away and buy a new one. I wish more people did that, it doesn't help that everything these days seems to break at a moments notice. Not sure why though, I heard it's because the companies that sell them want you to go out and buy a new one, in built obsolescence I think it's called. They purposely build things to break, it would seem this is indeed the case in many things today!

Thanks for that information. Cleaning parts first! Doh! I missed that step. I have some loctite 518 gasket stuff and I’m using it in a circular groove I made on a schedule 80 PVC flange. Groove is 1/4” deep with 3” ID and 3.5” OD. I have a clear Excelon 4000 3” PVC tube that fits in that groove. There will be another grooved flange on top for the other end of the tube. Once the upper and lower flanges are assembled with the 3” tube in the center, I hold them together with 4 half inch bolts that fit through the flange holes (outside tube radius). This vessel will be under pressure (175 psi), and used to collect water in a compressed air system. My question to you is how to apply the 518 gasket goo. The tube has a ring of thin gasket material on both ends held on with RTV. I was thinking of gooping the 518 on the tube, gasket material, and flange groove. Then letting it cure without pressure. The bolts, when tightened will squeeze the flange and tube together to seal it from leaks. Is this sound? And do I need the loctite 7387 accelerator on the parts first, or not? Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks, Paul I wish I could send you a drawing for clarification. I made the grooves in the flanges with my little wood lathe. Not exactly smooth surfaces.

Wow, I never realized gunsmiths have such clean hands. :)

I used the blue 242 on some screws in my kitchen stools. They would wiggle themselves loose every month or two. They were oiled up with something. I didn’t pay no mind. Just saturated the loctite on the screws themselves and the female end as well, they haven’t wiggled loose in years. So sometimes it doesn’t matter I suppose haha.

Most informative youtube channel

Excellent tip, thank you.

Thanks. I need to do this when I remount my ACOG.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness!

Super helpful thank you 🙏🏻

I always drench the threads on spark plugs with the red stuff, and impact the shit out of it. Works good nice and tight

very helpful, thanks

By fall in below that you mean since loctite lubricates you should go 2 inch pounds below the normal torque spec of that screw to be more accurate in the tightening of your screws?

Great voice; you should do commercials Plus I didn't know about using rubbing alcohol

Thanks. I have ordered blue loctite for assembling an FPV drone frame which is carbon fibre. Someone told me that I should be using red loctite instead of blue, since red is for smaller screw sizes that are used in a small drone frame. Is that correct?

Good video

So if specification says 15 foot pounds and you have lock-tite on the screw, can you clarify are you saying go 16-17 ft lbs or 13-14 ft lbs???

If I use lock tight on the scope ring screws and later on I need to adjust where the scope sits in the mount and I loosen up the screws adjust the scope do I need to reapply lock tight to the screws before tightening them back down?

Will the Red Loctite work on a hoop ring piercing to keep the ball from unscrewing? Thank you! Great video!

Thank you sir!!!

How long do you soak the screws???

Should I use blue 242 or purple222 for qd swivel mounts?

If I put loctite on my bed screws, do I need to wait 24 hrs before sleeping in it, or is the initial 10-20 minutes ok?

Great video.

God what an amazing voice

Pierce the tip? I have a small tube of Loctite 242. I'd love to apply it to some threads, but as hard as I squeeze the tube, nothing comes out. I look at it with a magnifying glass and don't see a hole at the tip. I don't see it mentioned anywhere, but are we supposed to find a pin and pierce the tip? Or snip the tip off?

read the bottle = mild oil contamination - is ok and will still bond = you always clean your parts .

Where do you get a big bottle of loctite like you have. All I ever come across is the .20 small tubes of it.

I use Blue Loctite on my S&W yoke screw.

I would use only blue....red will be overkill and a problem to get it to release at a future date.

I'm an idiot. This guy just explained everything I did wrong 😭 I should've came here first.

Is there any tip about applying loctite on a grub screw?

Why use the medium locktite vs using the low strength? Would the low strength not be a better choice? That way parts can be removed more easily.

What to use on iron pop up sight AR15 with piston drive?

Wonderful voice that's the experience voice

Not a loctite question but ... concerning 3 in 1 oil... are there any gunsmith uses for the silicone 3-in-1 oil?

what about using locktite on buffer and castle nut aside from staking castlenut? from what I see is blue will b better for future unlocking buffer if it is proper to use the locktite on the places mentioned ( buffer and castle nut ) will it work?

Hi! Is there a way to apply the thread locker ahead of use?

Worth noting is that it's a good idea to either wear gloves after handling degreased screws/components or at least be certain not to touch the threads. Otherwise you're defeating the purpose of having cleaned them. How long does it take for [most] Loctite products to cure? I know that the curing time can be accelerated with the application of a Loctite Primer product.

is there curing time? How long does it need to sit/cure before you put it into action?

I learned that it is better to let the loctite dry before installing the screws. It did not work when I installed the screws with the loctite wet.

Selecting which Loctite is a bit confusing because there are different formulas of the same color and one needs a primer and the other doesn't. This same Loctite also requires primer if using certain "Active" vs "Inactive" metals. Eyes cross...

Hello, what typ of loctite is best for shotgun beads?

I used loctite to fasten the rear sprocket on my dirtbike. Before the loctite had time to fully cure I took it for a ride. Was this a bad Idea? Can I tighten them now that the loctite is cured without breaking the loctite's bond?

Is Loctite permanent, or does it just strengthen the hold of the screws?

This guy should probably get into country music.

I put Loctite on but this thing doesn't dry out???

So, if following proper torque specs, is loctite even needed?

ASMR before ASMR

One of my employees enjoys drinking it and sniffing it, should I be concerned? Every time I order a new bottle it’s gone within a day. What should I do about this issue?

use loctite clean and prime

What loctite to use for muzzle brake?

HOW LONG TO SET UP

That's what confuses me about using Loctite. Whenever you get any kind of gun parts or accessories, the screws they come with typically have some Loctite already on the threads. An compared to a bare screw, you can definitely feel the resistance that the Loctite causes. But that Loctite pre put on the set screws is already cured, and even completely dried. An yet it's definitely effective, whereas when you put Loctite on a screw and then immediately drive it in. Like he was saying, it almost acts as like a lubricant. So on the directions when it says that the Loctite will "cure" in 20 minutes, and will dry within 24 hours. That makes me wonder if perhaps you should let the screw sit and dry for 20 minutes, to let the Loctite cure before driving it in. Or even longer to let it fully dry, ir to just drive it in and allow it to dry while screwed in. Because the other thing about screwing it in while its wet, is that allot of it "backs out." Whereas when it's dried in the screws that come with it, it has a firm stick and obvously none of it is backing out.

what if your torquing up in Nm?

This guy is actually Mass Ayoub

You don’t have to saturated the thing as he proceeds to saturate the thing 💀😂

I can losten to your voice all night long.

Talks about making a mess... gets loctite all over the the back of the mount lol

You didnt say how long you should leave it on moving parts. Its 24 hours.

I don’t have to use primer ?

This guy is Sam Elliott’s voice doppelgänger.

What happens if it gets in your eyes

can u unscrew it later ?

Re Torque impacted by loctite - incorrect.. ...Benefits of Loctite® Threadlockers. Lock nuts and bolts against vibration and thermal expansion. •. Seal against corrosion and leakage. •. Reduce inventory costs. •. Suitable for all shapes and sizes of fasteners. •. Act as a thread lubricant. •. Maintain critical adjustments of the assembly. •. No on-torque adjustments needed.

Who is your manicurist ? It doesn’t look like you have ever done any mechanical work in your life ! 😂

The blue locktite 243 doesn’t care about any grease

Acetone is overkill and can damage finishes.

Aren’t those blind holes? Which would mean he did not apply it properly.

That's a lot of loctite

You stated something incorrectly concerning the torque values for the screws. You stated that since the Loctite acts as a lubricant, it will give you false readings. This is EXACTLY OPPOSITE of what is true. The torque values given are for screws with lubrication. That is the ONLY WAY you can get consistent and accurate readings. Torqueing dry screws will give you false readings. It is not the torque that holds the screw in place, but the amount of tensile stress, or "stretch," that you put in the screw. The torque value is a way to measure something that correlates to the tensile stress you have put in the screw. If you measure this torque on a dry screw, a higher amount of the torque applied is used to overcome friction instead of "stretching" the screw. A lubricated screw will use less torque to overcome friction, thus allowing the screw to be "stretched" to the proper tensile stress for holding the joint. ALL TORQUE VALUES FOR SCREWS ASSUME LUBRICATION IS PRESENT. You should correct your video, and your practices.

Really

It would also help if you wear gloves

that's WAYYY too much loctite

Thanks for hiding the Loctite number ! Jesus ! save us all

Please don’t recommend TCE I clean that stuff up for a living

This is fine....unless your putting them on an AR-15...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

Ring screws DO NOT need Locktite, ever.

Absolutely not how to use loctite. It goes in blind holes not on the screw.

The sound of old men playing with mouth moisture levels 🤢 When I get to that age, I’m just going to take a vow of silence.