Staking is not thread locking. Not in any end-all-be-all sense.
I am a mechanical engineer. Work in DoD / automotive / robotics world. We are also a FFL with Class 2 SOT for DoD related weapons work. Robotic military vehicles that sometimes have all kinds of weapons attached.Can you give us a little idea of your backgound so we can judge the merit of your suggestion?
Thank you.I am a mechanical engineer. Work in DoD / automotive / robotics world.
People do not realize how thread locaker can change torque values from a dry mechanical union to what is no now a "lubed" mechanical union. IIRC torque values can go up by 50% with loctite on the threads. So somthing torqued to 25 in/lbs is actually closer to 40 in/lbsBold statement, and I respectfully disagree.
With modern threadlocker, then why do we still stake the gas keys? Same principles apply, more or less, to the castle nut. It is a chemical free, simple solution to a simple problem.
You can find examples of staking in modern manufacturing across many different products. Why don't we just pour threadlocker in everything then?
If you use threadlocker than fine. I don't care if you use elmers glue to secure your castle nut. But let's not go making uninformed statements about "what's better". If threadlocker was indeed a superior solution than I can guarantee you many manufacturers would have moved that direction.
Also, when threadlocker is applied, you can easily over-torque screws well beyond their design tolerances (scope rings are a good example). In some cases it may not matter, but in cases where proper torque values are required (resulting in proper clamping force), it can get tricky.
i have a torx wrench does that count....Yeah. You can definitely re-use them. Torquing it is so stupid easy. If you are building AR’s, and don’t have a torque wrench, you are dumb.