14 Apr
2005
14 Apr
'05
2 a.m.
Jay asked:
I'm not sure what these things are called... but I
need some. I'm
calling them plastic "push rivets", where a plastic plunger pushes
through a collar with 3 or 4 plastic legs. These legs break off.
All the ones I've seen so far are a pretty common size. However, the
ones I need two of at the moment are slightly smaller than that.
Specifically, these are the two plastic push rivets from an HP 264X
terminal that hold the metal cover over the CRT.
Anyone ever find a source for these? Both my local electronics places
came up empty.
Regards,
Jay West
There are many plastics companies out there with variations of these
thingies (e.g. <http://www.richco-inc.com/> - browse for rivets,
screws, nuts... On the eastern side of the pond check out
<http://www.heyco.co.uk/products.asp?group=BDD>). I've always had luck
scrounging samples from the companies when I've need only a few of an
item.
CRC