Capstan Removal/Installation Tool

Joe Garrett joegarrett@earthlink.net
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:27:45 -0700


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Warren Fisher asked: "Joe,
What kind of knobs are those and how are they attached?"

Warren,
They're fallboard buttons; the kind where you insert a screw to attach =
them and then cover it with a low profile rubberr button. In order to =
get the washer inside the button, ya have to drill/ream it a bit for a =
#6 washer. The tool is made out of Drill Rod. The part of the rod, that =
goes up through the Button is, 1st, threaded w/6-32 threads. The =
underside is peened a bit to get the washer to stay in place. (I found =
it easier to just silver solder the lower washer to the stem.) The nut =
is a 6-32. Once the nut is in place, where the button pivots smoothly, I =
took a center punch and put 4 peens around the top of the stem. Then I =
jammed the nut up against that, so it won't move and tighten when you're =
using the tool.
Hope that helps. (Probably more than you wanted to know!<G>)
Regards,
Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain, Tool Police
Squares R I
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