Re: Covid 19 Check-In

Posted by Richard Farmer on May 08, 2020; 6:41pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Covid-19-Check-In-tp15600p15624.html

Not much fun not being able to go to the mall (oh boy!) but I have been using the extra time in my home shop. I was just about ready to start to put the wheels under 1008 when I discovered that when I made some of the square head bolts I didn’t make them long enough to accept a lock nut to secure the nut and bolt. The original frame had a lock nut on pretty much every bolt. The original lock nuts are interesting in that they are square, a little over 1/8” thick and are bent slightly across the center so when they are tightened up they spring slightly to create an additional lock. I have looked all over for these with no success so I have just sliced square nuts in half but no bend because of what that would do to the thread alignment. So what I’m doing will lock the nut and look like the original but won’t be exactly the same.
When this is all over it will be interesting to see what will be needed to open such things like baseball stadiums, movie theaters, Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland and keep us all safe.
Be patient and stay well,
Richard