6-40 locknuts

[Robert Lees]

Any ideas where to buy 6-40 nylon-insert nuts for the brace wires between the struts?

[jgerard]

Try your local R/C model shop. If not I will send you some.

Jason
N43643

[Robert Lees]

I will try. These are the ones with the nylon insert.

Rob
in metric England

[jgerard]

any luck on the 6-40 nylock yet?

Jason
N43643

[Robert Lees]

Not yet!

[Ron Greene]

AN365-640A Locknut

Rob,
In this case being in metric England is not really a disadvantage. The nuts are hard to find. I have been looking for about two weeks including large hobby stores with no luck.
I think I have located some at http://www.jay-tex.com/ I requested a quote on the price and they say they are just waiting on the pricing from of course the pricing department. That was two days ago. Will let you know if I am successful. All this for four little nuts. Probably easier to make new brace wires.
Ron Greene

[jgerard]

I just puchased some 8-36 plain nuts for the tail brace wires from Spencer Aircraft Hardware in Puyallup, WA. 1-253-848-7740.

I asked about 6-40 nuts, and they stock those also.

Jason
N43643

[Dick Smith]

6-40 nuts

Robert, this company in the UK may be able to help you.

http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/thread_data.htm

Dick

[Ron Greene]

6-40 locknut

Jason,
Thanks, Spencer Aircraft Hardware in Puyallup, WA. 1-253-848-7740 had (200) AN365-640A in stock.
Ron Greene

[Robert Lees]

Thanks, Dick, I will try them out.

Norm: Mine are both RH threads and were the "nylock" variety...and that's what I shall be replacing them with (if I can get hold).