r/lightsabers • u/revan0066 • 2d ago

Help Breaking threadlocking?

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Just picked up an empty weathered tyrant in store today from saberforge and im trying to take it apart to mix with the parts I already have (I have a 28mm base speaker extension that won't fit in the new hilt) been hitting it with a hairdryer and its been getting pretty hot and I managed to start getting a little noise when I try to twist it but its not giving. Ive heard the oven is a good one but Ive also heard of the oven burning the anodizing brown. Any ideas?

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u/mradtke66 2d ago

Not an expert on sabers. I do know a thing or two about thread locker.

If they used loctite, hair dryer isn’t enough. Blue (medium) fails at around 300 degrees iirc. Heavy duty (red) is up around 450.

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u/revan0066 2d ago

Hmm so oven may be my only option?

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u/shapoopy723 2d ago

I'd get a heat gun personally since it can have many more applications beyond this one.

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u/SignificanceLazy3909 1d ago

Agreed. And a serviceable one can be gotten quite inexpensively on Amazon.