Re: Destructive Lock Nuts Suck

On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 14:03:12 -0400, Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid>
wrote:

On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:08:35 -0400
Joe Gwinn <joegwinn@comcast.net> wrote:
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Google didn't find LoxNut - buried under food stuff.  URL?

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Found this tidbit:
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An-cor-lox nut has a ring of soft metal, such as soft steel or brass at the bottom of
the nut which turns on freely until the nut strikes the part.

Found it: Page 74 of the following:
.<chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://delibra.bg.polsl.pl/Content/16769/P-779_1940_3_Vol107_WU_8.pdf>
.<https://www.google.com/search?q=%22An-cor-lox%22+lock+nuts+lsminsyed&oq=%22An-cor-lox%22+lock+nuts+lsminsyed&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigATIJCAQQIRgKGKABMgkIBRAhGAoYoAHSAQk4Njc0ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8>

No longer made.  Company gone.  Basically a soft copper washer that is
squished into contact with the bolt thread.

I've also run into Spiralock, which looks quite interesting.

.<https://www.stanleyengineeredfastening.com/en/brands/Optia/Spiralock>

Joe Gwinn