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Old 27-04-2018, 10:59 AM
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Where to get plastic/nylon tipped thumb screws

Hi All

Does anyone know where I can purchase some nylon tipped thumbscrews?
I purchased a secondhand telescope which was missing the locking screw for the focuser, I swap a screw currently between my two telescopes but I know what is going to happen.

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Old 27-04-2018, 11:23 AM
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Old 06-05-2018, 08:16 PM
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Or go here, and search for "thumbscrew":
http://www.smallparts.com.au/store/categories/

Lots of varieties available, including stainless steel with nylon tips ... if you're really after that level of rigidity.
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+1 for smallparts.
A great crowd to work with, very helpful and know their business.
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Yep, Smallparts are good.. however their website was (is?) not easy to navigate...
The good thing is, you can go to SDP/SI website, find what you need there (very user-friendly designed!) and Smallparts will aacept their part number (I believe they were the same mob at some stage, and the stock was at SPD/SI).
Then you choose who to go with, sometimes combined postage from US is cheaper and faster.

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