plastic "push rivets"??

[Joe R.]

Hi Jay,

  The HP 5036s use those too. I was looking for some a couple of years ago
to restore some the 5036s and I went to local supplier and tried to buy
some. They wanted $17.something a piece for them! No that's not a typo,
$17+ /EACH!  Needless to say, I didn't buy any. However I later found that
the old IBM PS-2s use them so I started robbing the PS-2s that I found in
the scrap yards. I also found that the HUGE local surplus store (Skycraft)
has them in stock. So start robbing those PS-2s OR let me know how many you
need and what size* and I'll see if Skycraft still has some.

  *Oops, scratch the size. I have a 2648 open, I can get one from there and
try to match it up.  

 Joe

  PS I still have that 2648 for you. I need to figure out how to pack and
ship it. That's going t be especially tricky since one or two of the CRT
mounts are already broken!

  


At 03:45 PM 4/13/05 -0500, you wrote:
>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 
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