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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 3128" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>Do not rely on Copperslip type products. One of the things which I make are fibreglass astronomical domes, 4, 5 & 6.4 m diameter. There are several hundred stainless steel nuts and bolts in each one, the exact number depending upon the size. They vary in size from M10 to M6, all with nylock nuts and 'penny' washers. All domes have to be preassembled and then partially dismantled prior to delivery which means that some of the nut/bolt combination have to be dismantled. I have never asembled one dome without loosing 6 to 10 nut/bolts. Generally they bind on first assembly and the only way to remove them is to snap them with a sufficiently long spanner. I have tried normal grease, moly grease, copper slip type grease, silicon grease and just normal oil. None of it makes any difference. I always loose a few. The nuts and bolts are all sourced from the same source and are commercial grade stainless steel. The silver based lubricants are meant to work but are so expensive, at least to me, that I prefer to write off a few nuts and bolts and do the body building on snapping off the ones which bind. If there is now a reasonably priced source of 'silver gloop' I will be a happy man.</p><p> </p><p>Cheers to all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 3128, member: 456"] Do not rely on Copperslip type products. One of the things which I make are fibreglass astronomical domes, 4, 5 & 6.4 m diameter. There are several hundred stainless steel nuts and bolts in each one, the exact number depending upon the size. They vary in size from M10 to M6, all with nylock nuts and 'penny' washers. All domes have to be preassembled and then partially dismantled prior to delivery which means that some of the nut/bolt combination have to be dismantled. I have never asembled one dome without loosing 6 to 10 nut/bolts. Generally they bind on first assembly and the only way to remove them is to snap them with a sufficiently long spanner. I have tried normal grease, moly grease, copper slip type grease, silicon grease and just normal oil. None of it makes any difference. I always loose a few. The nuts and bolts are all sourced from the same source and are commercial grade stainless steel. The silver based lubricants are meant to work but are so expensive, at least to me, that I prefer to write off a few nuts and bolts and do the body building on snapping off the ones which bind. If there is now a reasonably priced source of 'silver gloop' I will be a happy man. Cheers to all :) [/QUOTE]
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