Yes they will not deliver the screws... I have to return the scope ....




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geez: Has anybody tried Meade?


>Subject: RE: [M]: Meade collimation screws
>Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 15:05:59 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Freeman, Philip L wrote:
>
>(snip)
>
> > The direct replacement you are looking for is a 6-32 x 3.25 in. round
> > or button head hex drive screw (except they won't have a beveled
> > underside). Since you are in Belgium, I would guess that you will be
> > hard pressed to find someone that carries stock English pitched
> > screws, but they might be able to special order them for you. Facing
> > all that time and effort, you probably should just order them from
> > Chris and be done with it.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> > Phil Freeman
>
>I should mention that I did take a look at McMaster's web site to see if a
>replacement could be cobbled together. In a quick look, I was unable to
>find any 6-32 screws that were 3.25" long so I tried another tack.
>McMaster carries 6-32 studs in 3" and 4" length. This makes it possible to
>replace the collimation adjustment screws by getting 4" long 6-32 studs
>and 6-32 knurled nuts (also carried by McMaster). The knurled nuts could
>be soldered to the studs (cut to the proper length, of course) or attached
>using JB Weld. This should certainly work, excepting the beveled underside
>of the originals which will never be duplicated commercially without
>custom work. The knurled nuts would be quite an advantage, I would think.
>
>Greg Hartke
>Sykesville, MD
>
>BTW, for those unfamiliar with McMaster-Carr, the URL is
><http://www.mcmaster.com/>.
>
>For Maarten, I see no reason McMaster-Carr wouldn't ship overseas although
>I haven't a clue how much the shipping charges would be. I *can* say that
>these guys are very darned quick when shipping orders here in the US.
>
>

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