On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:08:45 -0400, Steve Walker
wrote:

On 10/25/2015 4:06 PM, rangerssuck wrote:
I'm working on a piece of pharmaceutical equipment that has a minor mechanical problem. There's an aluminum piece about 1" x 1/4" x 1/2" that fits on a steel shaft. The aluminum is split and tightened with a set screw. The problem is that the hole in the AL is somewhat buggered, and I can't tighten the setscrew enough to get a really solid grip.

I can't shut the machine down long enough to do a proper repair, so I was thinking that I could just glue the sucker in place. Ordinarily, I'd think that even green loctite 290 would do the job without any disassembly, or even just some "Crazy glue". The problem is that neither of them is food safe, and rules are rules.

I have found several silicones that are food safe, but they all have curing times measured in tens of hours. The most they'll tolerate here is more like ten minutes, during a lunch break or shift change.

So... any suggestions?

Put a hose clamp around it. They are made in stainless.

Yeah, a hose clamp and some food-safe duct tape would be my
suggestion, too. Well, at least for him.

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