[GreenKeys] ASR-33 mounting screws

[Chris Elmquist]

It's pretty likely you will have to find them from one of our good friends
on this list who stock the parts or can nab them out of a junk unit.

I too searched for a few small mounting screws when I was working on the
punch in one of my '33...   and learned that they used almost exclusively
#6-40 thread on these little screws.   It seems the only thing you can
buy now is #6-32, a much more coarse thread and any hardware store with
the little parts drawers has never heard of a #6-40.

I also learned that these fine threads... at least #6-40, are sometimes
used in gunsmithing.  So there was a chance they could be found at a
gun shop.  Additional discovery there though, revealed that these guys
primarily use #5-40.  Geesh.  And I suspect the screws you need are
bigger and so might not appear in any firearm application anyway.

I'd sure like to hear of a commercial source for machine screws with this
fine thread if such a source still exists.  A bazillion of them in the
'33 seem to be 1/2" slotted hex cap head with the #6-40 thread.

It was also suggested to me that you could re-thread, for example, a
#6-32 to a #6-40 with an appropriate die.  I did find dies available
online but a good friend on this list was able to supply the part I
needed so I didn't have to go that far.

Good luck with your screw hunt.  I started to think I was on a snipe
hunt myself ;-)

Chris N0JCF

On Sunday (05/16/2010 at 10:39AM -0600), Paul Heller wrote:
> I have a teletype and a base, but don't have the screws to mount it. I took the screw out of one of my other teletypes and headed out to the local hardware stores but cannot find a replacement anywhere locally. I need four screws.
> 
> Does anyone have some of these that they could part with?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> KD0DFR
> ______________________________________________________________
> GreenKeys mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/greenkeys
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

-- 
Chris Elmquist