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Re: [FTC]: Wormgear and set screws

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Originally Posted by Sasha View Post
We were not sure how efficient it is and wanted to explore other options.
We've had good luck with threadlocker. It's cheap and easy to test.

There are also threadlocking set screws that have a blob of stuff on them that locks the thread sort of like the way nylock nuts do. You could try these too (if they have the size for the worm gears).

http://www.mcmaster.com/#set-screws/=vcj3r2
(scroll down on the left side and click on "thread-locking" under "features")
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