Originally Posted by
ClarkinHawaii
if I understand you correctly, the boiled linseed oil lubes during the build and then dries and hardenes into threadlock of a sort?
Yes.
Also, what about the smell?--I have read that it turns rancid and people who display their bikes in the living room object to the smell--or at least their wives do!
I've always liked the smell of linseed oil -- it reminds me of my father and his den where he did oil painting.
The biggest caveat with linseed oil is proper disposal of any rags with oil on them. As it hardens into varnish, the reaction releases heat and can actually lead to spontaneous combustion:
