[modeleng] Re: Stanless steel

  • From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:09:06 -0700 (PDT)

Good tip.  I have also heard of coating them with
Mercurial Ointment from the Chemist's Shop to kep the
threads from seizing.

Al Messer

--- alan Stepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I just received the following,
> 
> If you are threading stainless steel nuts and bolts
> together make sure they 
> are scrupulously clean and coat with a little Milk
> of Magnesia.  Same goes 
> for stainless sleeves onto stainless spindles, if
> you want to avoid pick-up 
> on fine tolerances then absolute cleanliness and
> Milk of Magnesia does the 
> trick.
> 
> 
> Alan 
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