Mike

Thread locking compounds work wonders and they dont deform any metal to make disassembly difficult. There is a product that works even better than Loctite for one specific reason: you can loosen it, retighten it and it will lock again. This product is called Vibra-tite. I have used this on fasteners as small as #4 screws and on 1-1/2" diameter bolts. It's made by ND Industries and sells for around $20 for a 1 ounce bottle. Look for it at industrial suppliers or hardware specialists.

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Kristin D

Whew that brings back memories of about 35 years ago, my older brother bought an old lathe and was trying to remove a pulley, he showed me the set screw he took out and the pulley still would not budge. Later looking into the set screw hole we discovered the second set screw, removed it and it slipped right off. Now I always look or probe with a pin to see that they are all out!

Wish that was the case with my bandsaw pulley

Kristin

BrianS

Just to finish this off, the blue locktite is, so far, holding fine. Thanks again for all your suggestions.

Brian

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