[Boatanchors] Looking for a source of machine screw size spadebolts for radio repair

[Revcom Electronics]

Bob...

I have a small sack of these left from days of manufacturing radios.  You
need -6-?  Gimme
address to mail to.

Rod
K0EQH
REVCOM

----- Original Message -----
From: <WA5CAB at cs.com>
To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>;
<boatanchors at theporch.com>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 12:44 AM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Looking for a source of machine screw size spadebolts
for radio repair


> Groups,
>
> A spade bolt is a headless screw or bolt with one end flattened and a hole
> drilled through the flat.  The hole can be used to attach the screw or
bolt to a
> chassis to provide a means of mounting or attaching to something else.  Or
it
> can be used for safety wire or to hang something or etc.  Or several other
> uses, like keeping the battery cover closed on a BC-611.
>
> I'm trying to repair a couple of vibrator power supplies that go in PE-110
> power supplies for the BC-669 radio.  They are each supposed to have four
of the
> spade bolts riveted to their chassis and sticking out the bottom.  The
four
> spade bolts stick through four rubber grommeted holes in the main power
supply
> chassis and get nuts and washers on the bottom.  Because they stick out,
they
> tend to get broken off at about the point where the flattened area ends
and
> the screw threads begin.  Which is what's happened here.
>
> I tried a local supplier who never figured out what I was talking about.
I
> tried McMaster but the smallest they had was 1/4-20 and I need #6-32.  So
I
> called them and they said they didn't have the part but could get it.
Then the
> next day they called back and said they couldn't.
>
> So before I have to go into the forging business, does anyone have links
to
> other small parts suppliers who will sell to individuals rather than only
> through distributors and who don't have huge minimum orders.  I only need
six of
> the things and wouldn't balk at having to buy fifty but don't want to have
to
> buy one thousand.
>
> Robert Downs - Houston
> <http://www.wa5cab.com> (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
> <wa5cab at cs.com> (Primary email)
> <wa5cab at houston.rr.com> (Backup email)
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