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Originally posted by Dick Linn
One thing I thought we'd do is to drill through one of the flats on the aluminum coupler (without the left-hand screw in place) and 1/2 way through the threaded drill shaft, then use a roll pin to help prevent it from unscrewing. If done correctly, it would not significantly weaken the threaded part on the drill, yet would serve as a backup to the left-hand screw and the friction of the aluminum shaft adapter threads. I hate to think of using a serious type of Lock-Tite in case I have to get that puppy apart.
Similarly, we are putting a flat onto the drill output shaft and then pinning our coupler alongside the flat.

We'll use the threads to couple the motor to our shaft, and the pin ought to prevent it from unscrewing.
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