[ARC5] ARC-5 Slide Snap Latch

[John Hutchins]

Michael -

old post - see if this may help?

Try this one:
http://www.aboveboardelectronics.com/approved/dimco-gray.html

A Google search for Dimco, who was the originator of the snap-slide
design, turns up little, but it might be worth your time.  When Dimco
and Gray merged a number of years ago, they emphasized knobs at the
expense of the other Dimco product lines.

Depending on the quantity you need, it might be time to find someone
with a lathe and some spare time.  When I had access to a lathe, I
used to turn out stuff like those pins/buttons on my lunch hour.

HTH
George Munsch

Later
Hutch

On 5/14/2017 7:14 AM, Michael Hanz wrote:
> Though I never say never, no one I know of "makes them" any more, 
> Bill.  The closest I could find was the MS21332 series "fastener - 
> snapslide", with dash numbers for the piece parts of the assembly: -11 
> for the "latch", -23 for the "latch guide", -35 for the rivet, etc. 
> Having an old spec (it was updated to a NASM21332) doesn't mean 
> they're off the shelf, though.  I can send you the pdf for the 
> assembly if you want it - it's only 500kB.
>
> Whenever I have needed a few, I grabbed some from scrapped command set 
> covers.  (Everyone saves these, right?)  They are slightly different 
> from the MS21332 in that the end of the latch guide is also a rivet.  
> Drill out the retaining rivet for both the sliding (latch) and 
> stationary (latch guide) portions of the assembly - the one with the 
> .220"D head.  Discard this and fabricate a new one out of stainless 
> steel.  That will leave you with the stationary portion of the slide 
> still riveted in the hole for the post on the equipment.  Using a 
> sharp end mill, carefully mill out about a _third_ of the rivet - try 
> to remove _only_ the _flared_ portion of this second rivet.  Use a 
> .225"D pin to drive out the stationary portion remaining - I made a 
> stepped pin to keep the drive pin centered.  The material is only 
> .012" thick, so it's fragile.  Then restore the finish with nickel 
> plating if necessary.  I don't bother with trying to rivet the 
> stationary portion back in the new hole - the remaining rim seems to 
> hold it well enough.  It's a bit of work to do all this, but if you 
> are trying for originality, then I don't know of an alternative.
>
> Good luck!
>
>  - Mike  KC4TOS
>
> On 5/13/2017 9:43 PM, William Ripley wrote:
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>> I am looking for someone that makes new miniature Slide Snap Latches, 
>> just like the ones that are used to secure the access covers on the 
>> command set radios.  All that I find now in the commercial 
>> marketplace are too big.  Any ideas?
>>
>> Bill Ripley, KY5Q
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