[R-390] Need help with an escutcheon

[John KA1XC]

Barry ,
I've seen regular machine screws used in the dial bezel before; once painted
they don't look bad. But if you must have the stock look, here are some
suggestions:

-poor mans lathe - use a drill press and hand held mill file to round down a
cap head or other screw. Can even use a hand drill if you can clamp it to
the bench.

-take an ordinary round head machine screw and fill in the slot with
autobody filler; sand, and it's ready for paint.

Once you have a set of screws than it's easy to make a fastener from a hunk
of sheet metal or plastic. Or you could take the easy way out and use a few
spots of  hot glue or epoxy to secure the window.

John

> I have an escutcheon that is missing the machined "rivets" that hold the
> clamps that hold the glass in place.  If I had a lathe, I could machine
some
> replacements myself, but I don't have access to one.  Even if I did have
these,
> making the little spring-like holders would be a challenge.
>
> If I could get some replacement "rivets", I could fashion something to
hold
> the glass in place.  Alternatively, I was thinking that if I could get
some
> small screws (#6-32?) and have them machined to match the conical shape
and
> rounded head, then I could use them to hold a "backing" frame as well.
Using
> flat-head machine screws just looks wrong.
>
> Anyone know how I might solve this?  I kind of hate to get an entire
> replacement escutcheon (although that would be nice), because if I can fix
this one
> suitably, it will keep me from having another useless spare part.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Barry(III) - N4BUQ
>
> (BTW, Hank, I got the Tinnerman clamps and they are exact replacements.
> Thanks!)
>
> Alter
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