Re: Dad's 5677A
Posted by HH56 On 2020/12/16 10:56:58
Riki has a good suggestion and some better stocked hardware stores carry hex rod although not many. You might even find a coupling nut which would work although most of those have a 5/16 hex width. If you have any hobby stores that cater to the RC plane or model car crowd they frequently have standoffs and hex rod.
You actually only need a length of 1 inch or even less. I happened to have a 2" aluminum standoff which I drilled out to 3/16" and glued into an old file handle. As long as the handle is hollowed out to allow for the length of the shaft to go inside you could get by with a shorter standoff. It only has to slide into the bezel approx 1/4" and still leave a bit for the glue point to the handle or for the wrench to grab.
I don't know if McMaster-Carr or MSC have a Canadian distribution network but they have both the hex rods as well as standoffs which you can buy individually. A 10-32 fully threaded standoff will need very little drilling for it to work. If you need other items McMaster has a wealth of things such as nuts and bolts you could buy at the same time. If ordering just a single standoff or if it has to come from the US then freight charges would probably not make it worthwhile.
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You actually only need a length of 1 inch or even less. I happened to have a 2" aluminum standoff which I drilled out to 3/16" and glued into an old file handle. As long as the handle is hollowed out to allow for the length of the shaft to go inside you could get by with a shorter standoff. It only has to slide into the bezel approx 1/4" and still leave a bit for the glue point to the handle or for the wrench to grab.
I don't know if McMaster-Carr or MSC have a Canadian distribution network but they have both the hex rods as well as standoffs which you can buy individually. A 10-32 fully threaded standoff will need very little drilling for it to work. If you need other items McMaster has a wealth of things such as nuts and bolts you could buy at the same time. If ordering just a single standoff or if it has to come from the US then freight charges would probably not make it worthwhile.
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