[Heathkit] HG-10B dial bezel

[Jim Shorney]

Have a look at "plastite" screws. They are designed to work well in plastic.
Avalable from McMaster-Carr in a plethora of sizes.

73

-Jim
NU0C

On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:43:09 -0700, Glen Zook via Heathkit wrote:

>I have carefully drilled holes on the backside of the escutcheon making sure not to go all the way through. Â Then I have "tapped" the hole for usually a 4-40 machine screw.
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>Glen, K9STH 
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>On Sunday, August 10, 2014 2:03 PM, Bwana Bob <wb2vuf at verizon.net> wrote:
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>Ronnie:
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>I haven't tried this myself, but how about hot melt glue, or 
>double-sticky rubber tape, the kind used for automotive trim pieces. The 
>automotive type is better than the household foam tape.
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>Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â   73,
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>Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â   Bob WB2VUF
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>On 8/2/2014 8:35 AM, w5sum at comcast.net wrote:
>>      I recently acquired a very restoreable HG-10B from a list member. Thanks John!   I just got the dial drum string restrung. Getting ready to put the front back on it.
>> The plastic bezel had come off of it. Looking in the contruction manual I see that it was secured by melting the little tabs with a soldering iron or something hot. These
>> are, of course, broken off even with the panels they go through, so I can’t remelt them.
>> Before I resort to super glue or gorilla snot ot some such, what methods have others used to do this? Looking at HG10’s on ebay it seems this is a very common problem.
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>> thanks in advance
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>> Ronnie W5SUM
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