- 1. [Shop-talk] Helicoil for plastic? (score: 1)
- Author: Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:55:35 -0500
- Background: all the sink and shower faucets in the house are an unidentifiable manufacturer. The house was sitting long enough that they're all "sticky"--don't want to operate. They pull "up and down
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Helicoil for plastic? (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:33:03 -0400
- This is not an exact answer to your question , but I have done similar repairs - although non plumbing - in the past with JB Weld. I cleaned the female threads well and then worked just enough JB int
- /html/shop-talk/2018-09/msg00028.html (11,838 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Helicoil for plastic? (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pj_thomas@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:41:43 -0400
- I'd use a rigid thread repair, like TimeSert, over Helicoil because of the plastic. Another option is to use epoxy thread repair. You coat the screw with a release agent and then epoxy. P{ut the
- /html/shop-talk/2018-09/msg00029.html (10,915 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Helicoil for plastic? (score: 1)
- Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:43:55 -0400
- Why not use a HeliCoil? They come in 8-32 and 10-32...among other sizes... _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested a
- /html/shop-talk/2018-09/msg00032.html (13,351 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Helicoil for plastic? (score: 1)
- Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:53:05 -0400
- --==6922505474699768633== --0000000000002210ce0576505c2d Why wouldn't a regular helicoil work in plastic? But it sounds like you have a blind hole, and a regular helicoil tap might not cut enough thr
- /html/shop-talk/2018-09/msg00034.html (10,139 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Helicoil for plastic? (score: 1)
- Author: jonnic1947 <nick@landform.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:09:22 +0000
- --==0883890545316822905== boundary="--=_Part_790400_656559357.1537470562062" --=_Part_790400_656559357.1537470562062 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Any mileage in something like this? ht
- /html/shop-talk/2018-09/msg00038.html (19,295 bytes)
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