stripped screws

[Gary Harmon]

A marvelous suggestion Jack!  Why in the world would you want to mount some
kind of third party assembly and ruin the natural state of the equipment?
Of course the #8s are a little larger and will surely offend the purist but
nevertheless look original.  I think I would try some J-B Weld in and under
the hole.  Re-drill it the correct size and even slap a little silver or
aluminum paint on the hole.  Funny, no one has mentioned Velcro or duct
tape.  :o)

73 all,

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Gary H. Harmon, Jr.
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6302 Robin Forest
San Antonio, TX  78239-3218
(210) 657-1549
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-----Original Message-----
From: Heathkit Owners and Collectors List
[mailto:HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV]On Behalf Of Jack Crenshaw
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 2:50 AM
To: HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
Subject: Re: stripped screws

Heathkit seems to have bought, early on, a trainload of #6 sheet metal
screws.  Fitting
screw nuts or other types of fasteners is a possibility, but the easiest
thing is simply
to replace them with #8's.

Jack


Tom Elmore wrote:

>    I have a SB-221 amp and the screws that fasten the cover for the tube
> compartment have stripped out of the metal. I have seen this in other
heath
> kit products and I think it is because of the thin sheet metal. Besides
> changing to a larger screw what other suggestions might be available in
the
> way of a better fastener.
>
> Thank You
> Thomas Elmore, KA1NVZ
> Barrow,Alaska
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