If I'm going to use Loc-Tite...

peacefuljeffrey

peacefuljeffrey

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I may eventually take apart my Para Military, now that I have a second set of Torx drivers (the Para Military is peculiar in that the pivot has Torx screws on both sides).

I bought a tube of BLUE Loc-Tite for when I put the knife back together.

IS this or is it NOT the correct kind of Loc-Tite?

I bought it at The Home Depot, and all there was on the rack was Blue and Red: the Red kind said that it was permanent.

The two varieties are rated for various diameters of fasteners... the Red is for larger bolts, and the Blue for smaller ones, but I noticed that the lower end of what the package said is still likely to be larger than the screws I'd be using this for -- in some cases on the Para Military, quite a bit larger.

So I ask, when you reassemble your Spydercos with Loc-Tite, what kind do you use?


-Jeffrey
 
Don't know what the thread size thing is(I never knew about it), but as I understand Red is semi-permanent(requires high heat to remove) and blue is temporary(can be removed with enough force)

Blue is perfectly acceptable for normal use, and would be good for the Paramilitary. The only knives I've used Red Loctite on are knives whose pivots take a beating. Waved Knives, knives that are fun to flick, and Balis all get Red Loctite, because it holds up longer under the extra stress those pivots endure.
 
I have completely disassembled my Paramilitary and reassembled it. I used Blue Loc-Tite on it and it worked great. I took it apart and cleaned everything up real nice and then lubed it and put it back together. Took about 35 minutes (as I was being real careful and going slow).

Blue is exactly what you want. ;)
 
loc-tite also makes a low strength version. I think they call it 222. I use it on clip screws (benchmade stryker & native throng clip thing).

Does anyone have "222" experience?
 
notsharpenough said:
loc-tite also makes a low strength version. I think they call it 222. I use it on clip screws (benchmade stryker & native throng clip thing).

Does anyone have "222" experience?
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I could have sworn that at some point people were telling me there was a Purple version that was somewhat less strong than the blue, and I should use that for knives. That's why I was asking. I went to the store looking for Purple Loc-Tite, and saw only Blue and Red. Red seemed out of the question for tiny Torx screws on my knives; I wanted to make sure about whether I should still be looking for Purple, or just go with the Blue I bought.

It cost like $5 or $6! I sure hope it doesn't dry up in the tube like Krazy Glue does, after the very first use. Can anyone say whether it does?


-Jeffrey
 
smcfalls13 said:
The pivots:cool:
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I thought you meant loctiting them so they couldn't swing, which would make them pretty useless. Turns out I was just being stupid. :p
 
Vivi said:
I thought you meant loctiting them so they couldn't swing, which would make them pretty useless. Turns out I was just being stupid. :p
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No problem, I should have specified. With the stress Bali pivots take, they practically require loctite to keep from coming loose.
 
peacefuljeffrey said:
I sure hope it doesn't dry up in the tube like Krazy Glue does, after the very first use. Can anyone say whether it does?
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Nope. Doesn't dry up. I left the cap off of mine for a week once(lack of paying attention) and haven't seen any issues with it.
 
I never needed Lock-tite on any knife excecpt the pivot screw on EKI knives.In those instances I used blue as per the instructions of a friend who works for the company that makes Lock-tite.I do use blue on certain firearms applications however.It doesn't dry out like super-glues but the sealer up in the nozzle will gel slightly over time.Light heat or fingernail polish remover will loosen blue Lock-tite should you need to un-do a fix.YMMV.tom.:cool:
 
I use the blue stuff when needed. It can be undone easy enough, but has never come loose on me either. Just right.

I haven't needed it on many knives, but the clip screws on the FRN delica 4 tend to loosen. Blue stuff was a perfect fix.
 
Thanks, guys. :)

Yeah, I have never really had a knife get all loosey-goosey on me, but I got a tube of the blue stuff for just-in-case.

When I get myself a Waved Delica (any time now I'll decide to plunk down the money and get it) I may want to seal it up good and tight since it'll be an EDCer.


-Jeffrey
 
peacefuljeffrey said:
I could have sworn that at some point people were telling me there was a Purple version that was somewhat less strong than the blue, and I should use that for knives.
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bigdog said:
Purple is usually for gasket elimination and sealing.
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There is a purple version for threadlocking. It is the same as what others are calling "222." Gunsmiths/shooters/hunters use it to prevent scope mount screws from working loose due to recoil. It's not so strong that you can't remove the screws pretty easily. Have a look:

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=445105

I've heard of people just using clear fingernail polish.
 
ditto Guyon.........
222 is purple, but is sold in a red opaque bottle. You can't see inside to tell what color it is, & the label doesn't indicate color.
 
be most careful not to get any in the pivot joint. I didn't and had to send it back to Spyderco. I paid only the cost of shiopping and got it back with a note about keeping glue and other such substances out of the pivot joint. I love Spyderco's customer service.
 
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