Taichung Spydercos use thread locker?

[ks_wayward_son]

Just about to acquire a circa 2016 Sage 5. Did/does Taichung Spydercos use threadlocker? I know about how US Spydercos quit using red around 2017, but what about the Taiwans? Thanks.

 

[kobold]

It was not red, but the (IIRC) whitish TL was still strong enough for me to ruin one of the handle screws on the Caribbean last year. And yeah, there was a lot of it.

 

[ferider]

Yes, blue, I believe. That being said, Taichung screws are softer than Colorado ones, easier to strip.