Also, for the rusty metal strap, there is a product named "Ospho" (a
phosphoric acid solution) that changes iron oxide into iron phosphate and
stops the iron oxidation process. One removes the loose rust and applies
Ospho and then, once the reaction is complete, cleans off the item.
DaveD
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On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 14:33 Roy J. Tellason, Sr. via groups.io <roy=
[email protected]> wrote:
On Thursday 13 February 2025 12:44:51 pm Greg Muir via groups.io wrote:
Most of my handle replacements have been with the older HP equipment
such as that found the 200CD oscillator which is a leather type. I have
had good success taking a badly deteriorated handle to the local saddle
shop who specializes in leather work. They fabricate handles that are
exact duplicates of the HP ones and even stain them the right colors.
If you can find a person or company that does this kind of work a custom
leather handle would look nice on the TM.
Hmm, there being a lot of amish around here that's a distinct
possibility...
I have a 5xx (can't recall the exact number) sitting out in the garage
with the same issue. Someone did send me another of that metal strip that
runs up the middle of the top of the scope, but it wasn't the right size
to fit on there, so I passed it along to somebody who could use it.
Gonna have to look around for somebody who works leather.
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