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Data plate screws
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:33 am
by Chris P
Does anyone happen to know what size screws are used for the data plates? I just bought a set and I seem to have discarded the rusty originals.
Thanks
Chris P
Re: Data plate screws
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:17 am
by mike_l
Chris,
Here is what is in ORD 9, 1954 dated (pg 429):
For the screws - No. 6 tapping, pan head, gimlet pointed, sheet metal thread, steel, & phosphate coated or bright chromium plated. The lengths are 1/2" & phosphate coated for the shifting diagram plate & winch caution plate and 3/8" & bright chromium plated for the publications data plate, servicing data plate, & throttle fording plate. I can only find zinc plated screws anymore and they look just as good as any chromium plated ones. For the phosphate coated I put a coating of dry graphite spray for that "parkerized" look.
Everything on the glovebox is riveted with rivet, tubular, oval head, steel, bright nickel plated, 9/64 x 1/4", 15/64 head diameter. The original rivets these superceded were black enameled painted wrought iron and 3/16" instead of 1/4" long.
Re: Data plate screws
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:30 am
by Chris P
Thanks Mike!
Re: Data plate screws
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:33 am
by Cav Trooper
Tubular rivet as in pop rivet?
Thanks
CT
Re: Data plate screws
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:53 pm
by m-37Bruce
Not a pop rivet, these are peened over, they sort of look curled?