False sense of security, thread locker

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Original poster: "Jim Mora" <jmora@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello All,

Through my own stupidity I applied 710 loctite 
thread locker(red) to my set screws on my 12 ? 
rsg and twenty four hours later tried to break em 
loose for better adjustments. I usually use the 
blue on my motor cycle. Well needless to say I 
was twisting allen wrenches into miniature wrought iron gates.

Then I went to their web site and discovered a 
surprise. It liquefies at 250 C (450 F), I broke 
out my circuit board iron (just kidding) a Weller 
140watt gun. Appling heat to the longish set 
screw liquefied the thread locker very well thank you.

Now this is a bit disturbing as the set screw is 
holding the tungsten. My experiment allowed me to 
twist the set screw at half that temperature 
although I don?t have a thermal couple.

Now the clincher. I?m only using set screws on 
one side of my g10 through the allthread and 
brass nut method the other side is securely 
torqued down and double so with the new red paste 
stick, nice stuff except for one caveavat: it 
liquefies at 150 C (300 F) almost lubricates?

Weren?t we just talking about flying tungsten? 
Would any of you material engineers out there 
like to offer a more suitable alternative?

Long Sparks and Secure nuts,
Jim Mora