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Friction locking devices

Power Mechanics · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Spring washers, nyloc nuts, lock nuts and thread-locking compound, how each adds friction, and what they cannot do.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Why a body is made of joined pieces
  2. Bolts and screws
  3. Nuts and studs
  4. Thread form, diameter and pitch
  5. Bolt grades and strength
  6. Tightening and torque
  7. Why fasteners come loose
  8. Friction locking devices
  9. Positive locking devices
  10. Choosing a locking device
  11. What a rivet is and where it is used
  12. Riveting a solid rivet
  13. Blind rivets
  14. How adhesive holds a joint
  15. Bonding a panel
  16. Choosing the joining method