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[artdutra04]

Don't buy liquid Locite, buy the semi-solid type (such as Loctite 248) that comes in stick form.

[Trent B]

Originally Posted by artdutra04

Don't buy liquid Locite, buy the semi-solid type (such as Loctite 248) that comes in stick form.

I am guessing that is a little easier to work with as it cannot drip? Is there much of a difference in how well it holds? In some cases I think I would find liquid loctite better (tight spots where you are having a bolt run a long distance through a nut.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Trent B

I am guessing that is a little easier to work with as it cannot drip? Is there much of a difference in how well it holds? In some cases I think I would find liquid loctite better (tight spots where you are having a bolt run a long distance through a nut.

Holding strength is the same, but it cannot drip or be spilled (which is the main reason why we switched, as our students used to go through tubes of the liquid Loctite like there was no tomorrow). It's also a lot easier and faster to work with, and trying to apply it to tight spots wasn't a problem for us because we always apply Loctite to every bolt (only exception is for bolts with nylocks) before we do any final assembly.