Model Boat Mayhem

The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: pettyofficernick on October 18, 2012, 06:29:26 pm

Title: The Vexing Question of Half Nuts, Take 2
Post by: pettyofficernick on October 18, 2012, 06:29:26 pm

Well then, what is it to be, thin one on the bottom, or on the top?

Title: Re: The Vexing Question of Half Nuts, Take 2
Post by: Netleyned on October 18, 2012, 06:36:58 pm

Loctite :} :}

Ned

Title: Re: The Vexing Question of Half Nuts, Take 2
Post by: Jerry C on October 18, 2012, 06:58:10 pm

Should be 2 half nuts, that's a whole nut, then a whole nut, then another 2 half nuts, with loctite and finally peen the end of the stud over. Never come undone. Just call me Cadbury. I shall take a dim view of any who take this seriously.

Title: Re: The Vexing Question of Half Nuts, Take 2
Post by: Circlip on October 18, 2012, 09:44:29 pm

Quote from: pettyofficernick on October 18, 2012, 06:29:26 pm

Well then, what is it to be, thin one on the bottom, or on the top?

   YES

  Regards  Ian.

Title: Re: The Vexing Question of Half Nuts, Take 2
Post by: NFMike on October 18, 2012, 10:35:11 pm

Thin on the bottom/inside is what I was learned and makes sense to me stress-wise.

Title: Re: The Vexing Question of Half Nuts, Take 2
Post by: pettyofficernick on October 18, 2012, 10:59:36 pm

Many thanks chaps for your enlightening replies. The object of the exercise is more for scale fidelity rather than actually using them as locknuts, a soupcon of Locktite will be applied any how. :-)) :-)) :-))