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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE There is much to report in
this issue. There is the Swap Meet at the next meeting, a review of the
LocTite presentation and an announcement of the next machining class.
Please read on…
The
man pictured above is Chris Gogola, representative of LocTite products. He
was an interesting and able presenter and our club members listened to all
he had to say. He seemed to enjoy the experience, too. While
LocTite is known for thread locking chemicals, Chris pointed out here were
many kinds available and demonstrated quite a few of them. He gave us all
of a nut and bolt that was treated with a primer so we could be impressed
with how fast it would activate the thread locker in stick form.
We were. Many
other products we did not know about were also demonstrated. Some were
surprising. Chris
mentioned that he would give answers to questions or send samples to
anyone interested by calling 1-800-LOCTITE, Voice Mail 6136, or
734-306-8632 (Cell) or emailing him at chris.gogola@us.henkel.com We want to sincerely thank Chris and LocTite for the fine presentation and being kind enough to offer this level of service.
Look
at all the goodies!
There are threadlockers in 3 strengths, some wicking, some in stick
form.
There are thread sealers for plastics and metals in cord, liquid
and stick form.
There are gasketing compounds that will coat a gasket, eliminate a
gasket or make a gasket.
Retaining compounds glue pulleys on shafts and bearings in housings
with up to .005” gaps!
Metal rebuilding and shaft repair products fix steel and aluminum
parts for machining.
There are products for repairing and coating concrete floors,
including anti-slip.
Lubricants are high performance synthetics that come in spray, oil
and grease form.
Anti-seize lubricants come in 7 variations for times when
threadlocking is not what you want.
15 rust protection and cleaning products take care of pesky things
like removing gaskets.
Epoxies and instant glues come in 7 forms and they all seem to be
high performance. And much more…
More
LocTite stuff. This shows metal repair and retaining compounds, as well as
threadlocking and how some pipe sealers can get into the oil.
Here
is a very clever trick: for
blind holes, partially fill with LocTite, then thread. This forces out the
air that keeps LocTite from curing.
SW This
upcoming meeting is the annual swap meet.
Bring the
MACHINING CLASS Need
a bigger mill, lathe or saw than you have at home, wish you had a bigger
raw material rack, want an experienced machinist handy or just want to
machine metal with other people? You can. Its happening for a third time.
The “Machine shop for Inventors and Craftsmen” class will start
January 10th at
John
Osborne I got
frustrated with the bolts holding down the vise. They are hard to clean
around and got in the way when hanging work pieces off the side of the
vise. Drilling holes for cap
screws running into T-nuts took care of that.
Bert
Campbell showed
his shiny and red pipe bender he is building from scratch. He was
overshadowed by the LocTite thing but says he will bring it back. Its
quite heavy, though…
John Osborne here again. I am rebuilding my punch with a flywheel to get about 10 times the punching speed of the servo system. You can see a turret for the punch holders and one below it for the dies. Roller chains will sync the two turrets. I hope you fellows don’t mind me putting this in the newsletter, but its too big to bring in
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