[R-390] Re-hardware

[Tim Shoppa]

Perry Sandeen <sandeenpa at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Since the SP 600 uses pan head flat slotted cadmium plated screws and star lockwashers What are
> peoples thoughts about replacing it with stainless steel cross point screws and using SS split
> lockwashers instead of the star type?
>
> I figure if I buy them from McMaster-Carr in thousand unit quantity the price should be very
> reasonable.
>
> What think ye gents?

I hesitated posting, hoping you'd give in a followup some sort of
reasoning for replacing the original hardware with something lesser,
but I'll ask now (too little too late) anyway:

Is there something wrong about the original screws and star lockwashers?
In certain environments even well-plated hardware can show a lot of
dullness over the years.
If so, use McMaster-Carr's deep stocks to replenish the hardware with
the original style.

Buying in quantity has a certain attraction but when you start removing
star washers you are making a step backwards.

If you really insist on doing it differently-but-same-or-better, SEMS
screws with built-in star washers are available and substantially more
convenient. Generally they are not the "cheapest kind" and have good
plating, and while they're available slotted the phillips kind will be
much more available.

Tim.