[Milsurplus] Milsurplus Digest, Vol 73, Issue 43

Sun May 30 22:34:19 EDT 2010

That's exactly what I was thinking of.............maybe a pair of Allen 
wrenches of the appropriate diameter epoxied to needle nosed pliers?
Give me enough epoxy and I can solve the world's 
problems..................hihi!

73
Jim
K6FWT
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>   1. Re: BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed (Mike Hanz)
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>   3. Re: BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed (Mike Hanz)
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> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 11:01:47 -0400
> From: Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed
> To: arc5 at ix.netcom.com
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> On 5/29/2010 8:08 AM, arc5 at ix.netcom.com wrote:
>> How about this:
>> Some of us (ahem :) have really neat machine shops
>> that can work things like spring-steel wire.
>> (I'm guessing that's what it is; it's black and real hard to
>> bend unless you have tools to do it).
>>
>> Make a tool out of that heavy, black spring steel stuff
>> that looks like this:
>> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/375%20tool.JPG
>> Whaddaya think?
>>
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> It would work fine except for the 1/16" size of the wire needed, Dave.
> No problem with the tips grabbing the radial holes in the locking nut,
> but then the "handles" will have one 1/16" diameter wire in tension and
> one in compression as you try to loosen or tighten the nut.  The one in
> tension would be fine, but even piano wire won't take as much
> compression as you typically would generate loosening or tightening
> those nuts without crinkling up on you.  A larger wire size would
> probably work, but then you have that pesky .063" tip to worry about
> attaching to the end of the wire handle, and the only way I can think of
> would be to silver solder the small tips onto the wire...or drill the
> wire to fit the small tips into it, which gets us back to the pliers.
> It's easier just to drill and pin a pair of needle nose or duckbill
> pliers - at least from my limited experience.
>
> Some days there's no easy way to get there from here... :-)
>
> Best 73,
> Mike
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> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 10:14:10 -0500
> From: <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed
> To: "Mike Hanz" <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
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> Sorry... I wasn't being clear (as usual).
> I didn't mean to attach tips to the wire.
> I meant to bend the hard wire at right angles at the ends,
> to create the "tips" that engage the binder nut.
> I don't remember how big the holes in the nuts are.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Hanz" <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed
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>> It would work fine except for the 1/16" size of the wire needed, Dave.
>> No problem with the tips grabbing the radial holes in the locking nut,
>> but then the "handles" will have one 1/16" diameter wire in tension and
>> one in compression as you try to loosen or tighten the nut.  The one in
>> tension would be fine, but even piano wire won't take as much
>> compression as you typically would generate loosening or tightening
>> those nuts without crinkling up on you.  A larger wire size would
>> probably work, but then you have that pesky .063" tip to worry about
>> attaching to the end of the wire handle, and the only way I can think of
>> would be to silver solder the small tips onto the wire...or drill the
>> wire to fit the small tips into it, which gets us back to the pliers.
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 11:26:26 -0400
> From: Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed
> To: arc5 at ix.netcom.com
> Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <4C013222.7070700 at aafradio.org>
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> Well, I assumed that's what you meant, but the holes are 1/16" so you
> are limited to 1/16" wire unless you do the attachment thingie. :'( I
> just thought it would be best to cover both alternatives...
>
> On 5/29/2010 11:14 AM, arc5 at ix.netcom.com wrote:
>> Sorry... I wasn't being clear (as usual).
>> I didn't mean to attach tips to the wire.
>> I meant to bend the hard wire at right angles at the ends, to create
>> the "tips" that engage the binder nut.
>> I don't remember how big the holes in the nuts are.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hanz" <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] BC-375/191 adjustment tool needed
>>
>>
>>> It would work fine except for the 1/16" size of the wire needed,
>>> Dave.  No problem with the tips grabbing the radial holes in the
>>> locking nut, but then the "handles" will have one 1/16" diameter wire
>>> in tension and one in compression as you try to loosen or tighten the
>>> nut.  The one in tension would be fine, but even piano wire won't
>>> take as much compression as you typically would generate loosening or
>>> tightening those nuts without crinkling up on you.  A larger wire
>>> size would probably work, but then you have that pesky .063" tip to
>>> worry about attaching to the end of the wire handle, and the only way
>>> I can think of would be to silver solder the small tips onto the
>>> wire...or drill the wire to fit the small tips into it, which gets us
>>> back to the pliers.
>>
>>
>>
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