The recommendation of Smith's book came up in a previous set of posts on
fasteners. I ordered it and it changed my life :-)
Serious note: read this and get a whole 'nother take on keeping the mechanical
side of your station reliable.
73, David G3WGN M6O
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Gallo [mailto:charlie@thegallos.com]
Sent: 06 July 2017 16:58
To: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Nylok nuts
<snip>
> I use Nord-Lock washers for high vibration or "can't loosen"
> applications when full bolt tension is ok, as split ring lockwashers
> are nearly useless. There are many many choices for fastener locking
> technologies. for some of them check out
> https://www.mcmaster.com/#hex-locknuts/=18dpj92
<snip>
If anyone wants to read a really interesting book on this, get a copy of
Carroll Smith's "Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing"
Probably more than you'd ever want to know about what actually works, DOESN'T
work (hint, split lock washers are basically useless for a properly torqued
connection) and how to prevent things from coming apart/failing
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=1659
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