[Boatanchors] Replacement Part Query

[manualman at juno.com]

I think I used some phoser bronze to make my strap when it broke years
ago. I think the original strap was only about 2 of 3 mils thick. You
might consider some roofing flashing if you could find some that's not
too thick.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:38:04 -0500 "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
writes:
> Have been in the process of restoring a nice set of Heathkit Indians
> (Apache & Mohawk) to put back on the air. The Mohawk is set and the 
> Apache
> would've been, but a final checkout before re-installing in the 
> cabinet
> produced a snapped copper(beryllium?) tuning strap for the FINAL 
> control. I
> would guess by the looks of this one that it is a fairly frequent 
> failure
> part in rigs that see a lot of use. This one has been repaired at 
> least
> twice, including a piece spliced into it. Apparently this made the 
> strap
> too long, so the original owner ran it below one of the other shafts 
> to
> take up the slack, adding tension into the equation and assuring a 
> future
> failure.
> 
> Before attempting to make one, which will require tracking down the
> material and tools to properly fabricate it, does anyone make 
> replacement
> straps? If not, I'll probably go with something along the lines of 
> the
> material used in tie wraps or another durable plastic rather than 
> this
> stuff again.
> 
> Thanks -
> 
> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4