The old-school way of securing microfasteners

[honed]

Microfasteners, some hate 'em, some don't.
I like 'em!

Anyway, there might be a slight chance that they do unscrew & become loose after a while.
Of course you can then just tighten them again.

But if you don't want that there is always Loc-Tite or the smallest drop of super-glue.

Or...the old school solution.

Take a piece of beeswax or a beeswax candle and rub it against the threads of the protruding fastener before putting on the nut.
Screw the nut on, tighten & file/saw/bite the remaining threaded rod off.

Now take a small screwdriver & heat the tipe with a gas-flame.
When hot, press it against the nut for a few seconds.
The wax melts and gently secures everything. Will hold up for 100 years if necessary.
If you ever want to unscrew, just apply heat & the wax releases its grip.

 

[Pumpkin]

That sounds like a handy tip! Certainly sounds like it will be neater than my last attempt with super glue!

 

[Freedom]

Making good use of them already then, nice to hear.

 

[honed]

Making good use of them already then, nice to hear.

One CV Heljestrand & one Joseph Elliot last night.
Tonight its a Jernbolaget

 

[rulebender]

simple, easy, and natural. i love it!

 

[thirdeye]

Fantastic Tip, thank you for posting it for our members....

 

[rambus007]

Thanks for the tip!

 

[netsurfr]

Nice tip!

 

[honed]

Great that you find it useful.

Re: the heat, a small soldering iron works very well, but some caution is always preferred when dealing with heat & straight scales.
Not only can you scar the scales, if they are celluloid, they can start to burn almost instantly

So, just be careful & you should be allright.