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Old lead mechanic at MRO in Tulsa showed me a trick for stubborn lockwire
Back in 2019 I was working at a shop in Tulsa and this grizzled old guy named Frank saw me fighting with some .041 lockwire on a Cessna 172 engine mount. He came over and said "stop twisting it dry, dip the ends in your coffee first." I thought he was joking but he soaked the last 1/4 inch in his stale cup and the stuff twisted together like butter. Has anyone else ever used a liquid helper like that for lockwire?
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umar5917d ago
Wait, he put the wire in his actual coffee? Like the same cup he was drinking from? That's nasty but I guess it works if the acidity helps with the grime.
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the_brian17d ago
Whoa hold on, wait a second - did you just say the guy dipped it in the same cup he was drinking from? @umar59 I'm with you on the nasty part because that is straight up unsanitary. I've heard of guys using spit or even a little dab of oil on the wire before, but full on coffee dunk from a cup that's been sitting there all shift? That's a whole new level of nasty. I don't care how well it works, I'm not putting lockwire in my drink, and I sure as hell wouldn't use that cup again.
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