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Joystick nuts and bolts...
Stingray:
If you can't get the lock nuts to work, go ahead and use loctite.
Yes you do have the hardware in the correct order in your list if you're going to use lock washers.
-S
GroovyTuesdaY:
If your going to go the LOCTITE route, i suggest using number 222 removeable loctite. It comes undone a little more easily in case you need to remove it later. The blue stuff is removeable too, but its a lot more stubborn.
I use loctite at least a hundred times a day at my job, so i know what works well and what dont. :) I hate the smell of loctite lol. It stinks.
groovY~
Minwah:
Procyon:
Bob Roberts sells his carriage bolts with kep nuts...I didn't know what these were until I received them - they are those nuts with a built-in star washer which is free to move independant of the nut itself. They should work a treat :)
Nylon nuts are difficult to screw on (by hand anyway). Usually I use a socket+ratchet but you could try an open ended spanner if you can get one on...
dmsuchy:
I agree with the nylon lock nuts, you DO have to use a wrench to tighten them since they are "biting" through the nylon so to make a tight connection. A lock washer works just as well, the "spring" of the lock washer creates force that pushes against the nut so that it is also difficult to become loose. On my panel I'm using T-nuts and standard carriage bolts, I'm going to try the "removable" locktite first and if that dosen't work, I'll use longer bolts with lock washers.
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