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Rike Knife 1507s Titanium Frame Lock Knife

MaxwellDemonic

838

Jul 14, 2018

Got mine today. Needed some tweaking to the pivot to dial the centering in. Also I'm a little annoyed that the bottom screw is loctited shut. Any suggestions on how to loosen the loctite? Ive heard a hair dryer works well. I've also heard that a soldering iron will get the job done.

Keithis

Aug 16, 2018

MaxwellDemonicThread locking compound comes in a variety of formulations, each is overcome by a specific amount of torque. The compound should be chosen to be suitable for the fastener. When well chosen, the amount of torque necessary to break the compound is less than the amount that would mash up the head of the fastener... You shouldn't need to apply heat to break the compound.
The point of thread locking compound is not to permanently fix the fastener in place, but to stop it from coming loose through vibration during normal use.

MaxwellDemonic

838

Aug 16, 2018

KeithisOh I'm well aware, I typically use blue myself. The red formulation (going by Loctite's coloration standards) is usually referred to as permanent. In the case of it's use, heat absolutely loosens the compound.
I was incorrect about that the type of thread locker by the way. I was eventually able to get it loose and clean the whole thing out, without resorting to additional heat.

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Davidsh331

284

Dec 30, 2019

KeithisNobody should HAVE TO use heat to break loctite, but unless you do so and play it safe, you do risk damage to the unknown fasteners.

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Davidsh331

284

Dec 30, 2019

MaxwellDemonicIf loctite annoys you and you don't know how to deal with it, or chose not to, you may have selected the wrong hobby.

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MaxwellDemonic

838

Dec 30, 2019

Davidsh331Okay, so reading comprehension. I was able to get it open that night. Only reason I asked is because I suspected it was red loctite which typically needs focused heat, something of which I didn't readily have available. Also way to crap on me for something from a year and half ago.

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