Locktite top tip

[Guest]

This sounds like a stupidly simple tip but it never occurred to me before. Since I broke the side frames on my 550 and had to take out and put back just about every blessed screw, this made things go a bit more smoothly.

Just put a few drops of locktite in the lid of the locktite bottle, topping up as necessary as you go. Then use it like a QuickStick (pick the whole bottle up rather than try to dip screws in it) - takes half a second instead of the usual faffing about. And you get colour coded bottle tops for free Simples.

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Regs, Tom.

[challis349]

Lol, good tip, but try doing it with these....

[Guest]

Lol, good tip, but try doing it with these....

You'd have to be quick..

So it's not just brand snobbery, real locktite is better, it's got a big dimple in its lid!

[dumb thumb it]

Real loctite is better I am with you on that one cheaper to I've just payed £15 for this 250 ml bottle off eBay but the top is not the same so your tip will only work on smaller bottles.

[sacko]

IMO original Loctite is miles better than the crap we buy at Model Shops.

The ZAP (I think, little red bottle with blue lid) looks like water in comparison. When removing the bolt, there is also a lot more residue when using original Loctite.

[collective itch]

I bought some blue locktite at halfords years back. It comes in a paste, and in a tube like chap stick. Less messy and lasted for ages!

[the doc]

Pffft - how dissapointing - that isn't a top tip at all.

Heres some real top tips...

SINGLE MEN: Get a glimpse of married life by taping Woman's Hour on Radio 4, then playing it back at a higher volume than the TV while trying to watch something on Discovery Wings.


TIGHT-ARSED blokes: Only date girls called Natalie, Carol, Holly or Eve. Chances are their birthday is around Christmas and you won't have to shell out for a present until then, by which time they will have chucked you.



BOIL an egg to perfection without costly egg timers by popping it into boiling water and driving away from your home at exactly 60mph. After three miles, phone your wife to take the egg out the pan.


SHOPPERS: Take one grape to the till. It won't register on the low-tech, insensitive scales so you will get it for free. Repeat this procedure 100 times or so and you have yourself a free bunch of grapes.



McDONALD'S: Make your brown carrier bags green so they blend in with the countryside after they've been thrown out of car windows.


A POST-IT Note stuck beneath the nose is an ideal way to foil lip-readers.



AMERICANS: Save valuable time by not pending "God bless America" to your every sentence.


TOWN COUNCILS: Reduce litter problems by issuing blind folk with pointy sticks.



WHEN visiting a motorway service station for a cup of tea and a slice of cake, make sure you arrange your bank loan or second mortgage before you get to the tills, saving time and embarrassment.


CYCLISTS: Avoid getting a sore behind by simply placing a naan bread over your saddle. This will comfort your ride and when you return home, hey presto! A warm snack.



HOUSEWIVES: Before attempting to remove stubborn stains from a garment, circle the soiled area with a permanent pen so that when you remove it from the washing machine you can check the stain has gone.


SKY TV viewers: Avoid repetitive strain injury by holding down the "prog+" button on your remote control and taping your finger in place.



YOUNG mothers: Calm hysterically crying children in the supermarket by firmly slapping their legs and then tugging them along by the wrist.


PHILANDERERS: Avoid the embarrassment of shouting out the wrong name in bed by having flings only with girls who have the same name as your wife.



FOOTBALLERS: Remember there is plenty of time to get drunk after your playing career has ended.


HORSE whisperers: Speak louder. The animals will hear you more clearly, thus speeding up training times.

[Balders]

Want to be trendy? Strap an ironing board to the top of your car and drive around pretending it's a surf-board

[the doc]

Want to be trendy? Strap an ironing board to the top of your car and drive around pretending it's a surf-board

Lol - we should try and get some heli specific ones thought up.

Ran out of power at the flying field? Stick the deans connectors from your batery into a fresh orange. After an hours or so it should be fully recharged.

Want to save money on hair care? Strap your 700 size heli to the ground and bring it up to speed. By carefully moving your head around the spinning blades you should be able to give yourself a close cut.

Need to cool down? Have a friend hold a helicopter at arms length whilst running it at full throttle negative pitch... a pleasant breeze should ensue.

Grass too long? An inverted hover 2 inches from the ground will soon bring it down to size.

Heli flying getting too easy? Buy a DX8 and try to keep your pride and joy in the air as servos make random movements to keep you interested!

Cant be arsed commuting to work? An FPV quad with attached loudspeaker can easily be flown to your office and landed on your desk. Interact with your colleagues by remote control!

Need to bring down the American military industrial complex but not man enough to hijack a plane yourself? Small foam jet planes make ideal starter kits for the budding terrorist to practice flying into targets... but at much less risk to yourself!

etc etc.

Will get my coat.

[Balders]

Skateboarded downhill and can't be bothered to walk back up? Hold a 700e by the skids and throttle to the max, you will soon be back where you started.

[nitromad]

i use gel lock tie it sticks out top like jelly just dap screw in and off u go

[robgt]

I put a little pool of threadlock on my bench when building helis, and just dip the bolt into that. Simple

Cheers,
Rob

[Guest]

I put a little pool of threadlock on my bench when building helis, and just dip the bolt into that. Simple

The shortest amount of time in the universe is the amount of time between me putting a cyanoacrylate based product down and then dragging my sleeve across it. Still, thread locker isn't too bad I suppose!

I guess you can only remember so many things at the same time. Wet CA on that spare bit of carbon fibre, hot cup of tea there, two screws to undo there, washer goes with the screw on the left, better turn the frame round, needs a bit of degreasing, ooh tea! don't let that go cold.. oh man, there goes another jumper.