Black Screws

[G. Beat]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles W. Morehouse" <w4gbw at BELLSOUTH.NET>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [HEATH-TEMPE] Black Screws


> Hi,
> Yes McMaster-Carr has them and also the hard to find, small, 6-32 nuts 
> that Heathkit used.  These nuts are 1/4 across the flats instead of 5/16
> which are standard.  The online ordering system is fantastic and they are 
> as fast as Mouser.  73.
> Wayne,
> W4GBW,
>

... for me McMaster-Carr has one advantage over Mouser - the "pick-up" 
window for their Midwest distribution warehouse is less than 1 mile from the 
QTH (that is both a blessing and a temptation).

BTW, the 6-32 of 1/4" width used in HeathKits that Wayne noted are "Small 
Pattern Nuts"

      McMaster-Carr part number: 90730A007
            18-8 Stainless Steel Undersized Machine Screw Hex Nut 6-32 Screw 
Size,
            1/4" Width, 3/32" Height
            In stock at $3.67 per Pack
            This item is only sold in Packs of 100


w9gb 

-----------------------------------------------------------
Products bought, sold or traded here is the responsibility of the
parties involved.  This list and the City of Tempe are not responsible
for losses or misrepresentations of any kind.  Buyer beware!

-----------------------------------------------------------
This list is a public service of the City of Tempe, Arizona
-----------------------------------------------------------

Subscription control - http://www.tempe.gov/lists/control.asp?list=HEATH
To post - HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
Archives - http://listserv.tempe.gov/archives/HEATH.html