[Boatanchors] Source for #2-64 cheesehead screws?
rbethman
rbethman at comcast.net
Sat Jan 16 21:37:17 EST 2016
I'd suggest that you look around your QTH for an A&P that works on AT-6s
and SNJs!
Even PT-17 Stearman!
Regards, Bob Bethman
On 1/16/2016 9:22 PM, w5jo at brightok.net wrote:
> Since you are dealing with an altimeter why not search for altimeter
> repair shops then see if anyone can direct you to what you need. Some
> of the old repair shops may have what you need.
>
> Jim
> W5JO
>
> -----Original Message-----
> I'm hoping someone knows where to find an odd item like this one. It's
> to replace the lockdown screw on a WWII-vintage altimeter. The
> original was blackened brass, with a square shouldered head (which
> I've heard called cheeseheads) 7/32 inch in diameter & 1/16 inch
> thick. Threads were #2-64 & a little less than 1/4 inch long.
> McMaster-Carr, normally a name to conjure with, doesn't have anything
> that small, and that's an unusually large head for such small threads.
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Wayne
> WB4OGM
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