[ARC5] ARC-5 Slide Snap Latch

[Michael Hanz]

I think Bill Ripley was the one interested, John.  I was just passing 
along what I've needed to do from time to time.   All I derived from the 
link was a lack of anything like the snapslide in the photo - it seems 
to have gone the way of the dinosaur.

Making pins and buttons is very easy.  However, I think Bill was looking 
for the whole assembly - and they were the _miniature_ snapslides, not 
the normal sizes that most people are familiar with.  The MS21332 spec 
is for a series of five slides - but only the MS21332-5 is the miniature 
one.

  - Mike

On 5/20/2017 12:03 PM, John Hutchins wrote:
>
> 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:
>>>
>>> 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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