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Counterweight screw
Sometime back I dropped my counterweight and cracked most of the plastic around the knurled tightening screw.
Huntied around for a while looking for a genuine or another Astro style replacement but found they were generally more expensive for what they are.
I happened on a stainless steel M8 eye bolt from a boating store. It cost about $6 a and was quite longer than the original but I simply cut off the excess thread. I left it a little longer than needed in case I wanted to use it for a wider CW sometime in the future.
I reckon it looks really good, is easy to turn by finger, and has the added advantage that I can just carry the CW by sticking my finger through the eye or maybe store it by hanging it up somewhere.
Just thought I’d post this small snippet for general information.
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