Saturday, February 25, 2012

Overheard in GBC...

Heh. It might be bad form to quote one's self, but since when have I ever let decorum get in my way?

[JayG]: Locktite and dremel are to guns what duct tape and WD40 are to carpentry...

Hey, it made *me* laugh...

That is all.
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3 comments:

Julie said...

lol ..yep

(oh and when are you going to get rid of the new word verification thingy - I HATE IT)

February 25, 2012 at 8:09 AM
Dave H said...

So far I haven't had occasion to use Loctite on a gun, although I did use a Dremel when I built the PSL. (Almost every hole in the Romanian made receivers is exactly the wrong size.)

I've never used WD-40 in carpentry either. Dish soap works better on wood.

February 25, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Glenn B said...

Duct tape and WD40 never ate through a piece of wood the way a dremel could destroy gun steel. As a matter of fact, I have definitely used duct tape when playing carpenter in the past. It worked well in lieu of an extra set of hands or some good wood clamps. Just had to remember to get all the tape's glue off of the wood before staining.

As for Loctite, it is truly a friend of firearms enthusiasts, that is if you use the right Loctite product of which there are many from which to choose. Therein lies the trick, knowing which to use and which to avoid. Over the years, I have owned many a firearm in which a pesky little screw, the one that kept coming loose on any given gun, needed fixing - grip screws, scope mount screws, and so on. Just a bit of Loctite 222 usually did the trick. The 222 allows for later loosening of screws with hand tools as opposed to other types of Loctite that require up to 500 degrees of heat to loosen a screw. Of course, if you feel you must, you can also opt for the more expensive Loctite 222MS (mil-spec).

It's usually not Loctite that is not gun friendly but rather the all knowing gun-guru or supEr eXpert gunscMid, who uses the wrong one for the job, that fouls things up. Loctite's website gives a pretty good description of each of their products, and on what and how to use them properly. Good stuff even sold by gun geared places like MidwayUSA.

All the best,
GB

February 25, 2012 at 9:50 AM

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