[R-390] Need help with an escutcheon

[Bruce Hagen]

Barry:

For the glass holders take a look in a shop that does commercial picture 
frames. You'll find that they have some spring metal clips about 3" long so 
that you can cut to size. You'd only need one and still have enough left for 
future use.

Bruce


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Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Need help with an escutcheon


> Looks like I may have found a solution for this.  Home Depot sells 
> stainless
> steel button-head cap screws.  A #6-32 seems to fit just great and since 
> it is
> a cap screw, the tiny hex-socket is hardly noticeable - much less 
> noticeable
> than a flat-head phillips-head screw.  I plan to have the heads 
> powder-coated
> the same color as the escutcheon and it should blend in quite nicely.  A
> conical washer to match the countersink in the escutcheon would be nice, 
> but I
> don't think it is entirely necessary.
>
> A simple backing plate to clamp the glass in place and I'm in business.
>
> Barry(III) - N4BUQ
>
>
> > 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
> >
>
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