[Milsurplus] Beeswax, 12-24 taps and HAM-M rotators

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George,

I might quibble with "readily", as like #5-40 (used on the BC-611 for 
example) you won't likely find them in your typical consumer grade place.  But like 
BSF and BW, you can still find them at most machine shop supply places.

In a message dated 4/15/2005 8:21:01 PM Central Daylight Time, 
gl4d21a at juno.com writes: 
> Based on the results of using the wrong size which I regularly see, most 
> hams apparently do not know that the 4 screws attaching the bell to the base on 
> the HAM series of rotators are 12-24.  I have recently refurbished several 
> of these, and purchased a set (taper, plug, bottom) of 12-24 taps to take care 
> of some problems.  So, they are still readily available.
> 

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