Found some "Boston" fasteners at the local hardware store. (Aluminum screws/shanks that are commonly used for looseleaf binders.) They had 'em in all sorts of lengths, and I was able to repair/rebuild my window latchs and reinstall the correct knobs and get rid of those lousy-looking AN/MS screws that held 'em together for the last 5 years. Made a great looking repair.
Completely replaced a poorly fitting right side window frame with a fifty-year old complete NOS replacement frame-with-glas and rebuilt those latches. (Hardest thing was getting all the old protective paper/adhesive off that original Cessna frame with Rohm & Haas Plexiglas... No amount of window cleaner would work... but good ol' WD-40 and ...Presto-Cleano! I even let Ol' Gar get some experience watching.)
(Thanks Gar! But,... you gonna sign that work off?)
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention. An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
Just a caution on the "Boston" fastners. They use a very soft aluminum for these (after all these are designed to just hold paper) and after a while the arms of the latch will cut through them. They do look better than the AN bolt I have on the pilots side now, so you may want to carry some extras with you just in case.
Yeah, I been thinkin' that was the case. I'vde thought about bushing them with thin steel bushings. I may have to get a good machinist to make some Boston fasteners up out of steel based on the models I have.
Hey, GAR!!! You know enny good macheenists???
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention. An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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