Edison hardware question
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:02 pm
I have a C-200 I'm working on. When I tried to remove
the turntable mechanism from the housing I found that
one of the large flat head screws was rusted tight.
After trying several different things I resorted to drilling
out the screw from the bottom going through the nut with
larger and larger bits until it gave way.
I thought, no problem, I'll just go to the hardware store
and buy a replacement... NOT SO easy it seems.
I took one of the other bolts that came easy with me today
and while to my calibrated eyeball it looks like a ¼-20,
it isn't. Nor is it anything else they had.
I assume you guys can tell me what to look for.
I had no idea they had different size hardware back then.
the turntable mechanism from the housing I found that
one of the large flat head screws was rusted tight.
After trying several different things I resorted to drilling
out the screw from the bottom going through the nut with
larger and larger bits until it gave way.
I thought, no problem, I'll just go to the hardware store
and buy a replacement... NOT SO easy it seems.
I took one of the other bolts that came easy with me today
and while to my calibrated eyeball it looks like a ¼-20,
it isn't. Nor is it anything else they had.
I assume you guys can tell me what to look for.
I had no idea they had different size hardware back then.
