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Old 30-05-15, 02:24
David Dunlop David Dunlop is offline
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Default Pocket Watch Holder Hardware

Does anyone know a source of supply for the small slot head countersunk screws and hex nuts used to mount the bakelite pocket watch holder to wireless equipment? All I have been able to find locally are ones in which the screws are dome head countersunk, not flat head. Just enough of the screw head sticks out into the pocket watch holder to prevent the watch from seating properly. I scrapped a couple of buggared 19-Set PSU's years ago that still had this hardware fitted but didn't need it at the time and the disassembly work was too much. Silly me.


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Old 30-05-15, 02:54
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If you have the screw size and pitch, I may have them. I have a reasonable collection of slot drive screws.
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Old 30-05-15, 06:41
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They will undoubtedly be a BA size (possibly 4BA) Try a google search for BA bolts. We have this excellent firm here in UK that I use.
http://www.ba-bolts.co.uk/

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Old 30-05-15, 09:10
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A source for BA fasteners in the USA is http://britishfasteners.com/screws.html If I recall correctly they have a minimum order of something like $10.00 so you may end up buying extra and then offering them to friends.
The parts list may give thread size (it did for the charging switchboard).
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Old 30-05-15, 13:26
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They are 4BA steel, No. 4 X 3/8". You may get away with 1/2".

The link Grant posted has the 1/2" size.
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Old 30-05-15, 15:58
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Thank you all for the great MLU feedback. Seems the site in England has the 3/8" length I need and prices are good, so I will order a stash of hardware from them. I need these bits to finally get a pocket watch mounted to the front of my RCA Canada AR88LF Speaker Assembly. Oddly, this speaker came NOS with the three problem screw sets already mounted to the front with some finishing washers. Not sure why they used domed head screws, unless the assumption was this hardware was to be removed at the end users discretion, only if a pocket watch was deemed necessary. Otherwise, the fancier factory hardware stayed put.


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Old 31-05-15, 15:32
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Just for the record, BA-Bolts is amazing! Query made to them, confirmation of availability received, invoiced payed and shipped in less than 12 hours on the web. Gotta love companies like that!


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