Stripped screw in LA block plane

Re: Stripped screw in LA block plane

Bob Fawcett

>I don't think JB Weld or anything similar would have sufficient strength.

I think you will have to use an insert like a helicoil. If this means you must substitute a different screw, that may be you only choice.

Re: Stripped screw in LA block plane

Jim in Burlington Ontario

>Loctite has Form a thread product. We use it on high pressure water pumps all the time. Industrial supply house would carry it.

I have used pc7 putty with great success.

Ed Snow

>It is incredible stuff. I used it several years ago to modifty the trigger on my autococker paintball marker. Still there no wear noticable. Since it worked so well for that I used it to repair the broken depth adjustment block on a $.50 60 1/2 works well.

Wandering OT

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Would this product work for a 1" screw? I've got a vise with a very odd thread configuration for which I can't get a replacement nut easily. Would it work to use this product inside some 1" pipe?

Wandering OT

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>How large a thread size does this work? Would this product work for a 1" screw? I've got a vise with a very odd thread configuration for which I can't get a replacement nut easily. Would it work to use this product inside some 1" pipe?

Re: Wandering OT

Jim in Burlington Ontario

>The only thing it really doesn't like oil and grease. So you'd have to soak the vise up pretty clean. I've used it on High pressure water pumps alot up to 150HP pumps so it withstands alot of vibration. Often the tread's have been rusted up and there's no option of rethreading.

Is silver soldier an option ?

Ian in Sydney

>Clean the hole, add a few drops of silver soldier and retap the thread. The heat from the small amount of silver soldier shouldn't be enough to deform the sole.

Of course this assumes you have / can get the right sized tap.

Did you mean solder or soldier? (NM)

James Watriss

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Re: Stripped screw in LA block plane

Todd Hughes

>I think you will have a hard job making new threads so that you can screw the screw in and out with any product. Instead i would approach the problim from the angle of permanatly gluing the screw into the plane at the correct depth for you to work the lever cap.If you think about it once the screw is in the right position why do you have to screw it in or out any way? I think JB weld would work for this....Todd

Yup, Loctite

Doug Littlejohn

>product works well. Saved my bacon on a couple of occasions. As you have little to use, go ahead and give it a try. I bought mine at an auto store as well.

Sherwood