[GreenKeys] need 2 ea teletype part # 186227 CASTER and 2 ea 186229 CASTE...

[Jeffrey D Angus]

On 8/27/2016 10:49 PM, Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via GreenKeys wrote:
> OK!  So far...the  threads are really fine..... I found some like  
> regular  wheels and about the same dia.  but all stores have coarser 
> threads... tempted  to  coarse TAP  the hole out  with the   coarse  
> dia and hope there is enough thread  to hold  the shaft in.
> BUT!
> It would be nice to  do it  right!  and  would be   neat to have the  
> exact match if  easily done  rather than just the black tire casters.
> These added  leg things make the stand more stable as they are longer 
> than the standard legs... they are massive bars of aluminum If there 
> are none of these accessory kits around probably because  the bar is a 
> clean  piece of  scrap.
> So 3 things  I can do
> 1- find the upgrade orig. parts. There are two sizes  to the threaded 
> shaft if used at front or the back of foot.
> 2- math the threads and find  tire casters.
> 3- ream it out  with a coarse tap.
Or, you can mount Uni-Strut under the original legs to extend them and use
these:
<http://www.mcmaster.com/#casters/=13wz2q6>
mounted to the Uni-Strut.

-- 
Jeff-1.0
wa6fwi
http://www.foxsmercantile.com

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