[Boatanchors] sx-101 clips suggestion

[rbethman]

List,

I give the following suggestion.

Go to a hobby shop IF there is one within a reasonable distance.

They carry brass stock in many different shapes and sizes.

So *if* it is in this distance, look for the square/rectangular brass 
stock.  Select the thickness that you can work with, and form with what 
you have available.

Forming with a hammer in a vise and/or other stout item available, this 
"will" make the brass become harder, and perhaps brittle.

Solution:  Let it sit in the oven on the warm setting.  The one we have 
has this setting.  I use the 145Deg F. setting.

Time can be around 45 minutes.  This is not so much time/temperature 
particular.  This is simply taking to a temp, achieving the items 
reaching the thermal level, then simply removing them and let them cool.

Do NOT place them in water as they come out!  This is an erroneous 
method!  It is only done for particular reasons and it is done in a very 
controlled manner.

This is not the method being described.

The result is a reduction in the stiffness, and/or any brittleness 
creating by what is called "work hardening" of the material

Regards,
Robert "Bob" Bethman


On 3/5/2014 3:45 PM, Al Parker wrote:
> Hi George,
>     Try Gary Brown, WZ1M, at Tubes and More, in ME. 
> xfrmrs at roadrunner.com  he parts out stuff, might have some.
>     I haven't gone to look in my SX-101, but if you can't get some 
> clips, try to make something similar that will do the job.  Don't glue 
> it in unless you use a non-hardening glue.  The glass must be free to 
> move slightly with temp. variations, or with movement of the cabinet 
> due to handling, etc.  Something like super glue will probably result 
> in cracking of the glass.
> 73,
>
> Al, W8UT
> www.boatanchors.org
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>
> "There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much
> worth doing as simply messing about in boats"
> Ratty, to Mole
>
> On 3/5/2014 3:28 PM, george frost wrote:
>> Need the 4 clips that hold in the outer glass in place,or a way to do 
>> that without the clips...Glue? George