[heathkit] SB series: Rubber feet (standard)/ Plastic risers (tall height ) / Plastic risers (medium height) WHERE TO BUY 'BEST' substitutes ( Looks wise! )

["Robert Myers" <rsmyers@rogers.com>]

Hi Paul,

What were the part numbers you chose for these three items:

 1. The "Rubber foot" (Heath #261-9) - fits the old slotted
    pan head 6-32 screw, and has space up inside it for a
    #6 washer.

 2. The "Plastic foot spacer" (Heath #255-59) - usually at
    cabinet front, the 'risers' have the rubber feet screwed
    on to them.

 3. The "Plastic foot" (Heath #261-25) - a medium size
    plastic back foot, with no rubber feet attached to the
    bottom [allowing cabinets of less depth to line up
    nicely (same slant) with fully raised fronts of other
    'SB' gear].

Unfortunately, I bought a bunch of rubber feet that looked
really good (in their package) from a local electronics store.

But then I noticed at home, that the screw head does not go
far enough up in to the rubber foot.  If the rubber flattens
out just slightly, the screw head would be touching the desk
surface and scratching it.

Not only that, but the screw was Phillips 4-40 *round* head,
causing it to be even closer to touching the desk should the
rubber rim around the screw head compress just a bit.  As
for the wrong size drilled whole, I figured I could drill it
out wider to 6-32, and just use the old proper Heath screws.

The genuine Heath rubber foot (Heath #261-9) allowed the
head of the screws to go farther up into it -- a much better
arrangement, so even with the weight of an SB-401, the
rubber wouldn't compress to the point where the screw head
would be able to touch the table surface. (And they were
slotted *pan* heads, too, with a lower profile.)


Any ideas for the best substitutes for these.

Anyone please chime in if you have found something good.

Thanks,
--- Rob Myers VE3JQL


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Kraemer [mailto:elespe@lisco.com] 
Sent: June-02-08 6:09 PM
To: Robert Myers; HEATH@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV
Subject: Re: SB series: Rubber feet (standard)/ Plastic risers (tall height
) / Plastic risers (medium height) - used as complete feet on short
equipment - WHERE TO BUY 'BEST' (Looks wise!)

McMaster Carr has a nice selection of plastic and rubber feet for equipment.

They are listed as bumpers so don't give up if you don't find them right 
away.
I am gradually replacing all of mine to what is available today at a 
reasonable price. If all pieces of a line (Heath or other) have the same 
feet it looks just fine to me and I'm pretty critical.
Paul K0UYA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Myers" <rsmyers@ROGERS.COM>
To: <HEATH@LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 1:14 PM
Subject: SB series: Rubber feet (standard)/ Plastic risers (tall height ) / 
Plastic risers (medium height) - used as complete feet on short equipment - 
WHERE TO BUY 'BEST' (Looks wise!)


> To all,
>
> RE: The ultimate "new" (closely similar) 'SB' rubber feet (but maybe they
> went with a lot more than the SB series):
>
> I have a whole 'SB' station, and these original rubber feet are going flat
> (well almost).
>
> QUESTION:
> After years of looking around at new rubber feet that come into existence 
> on
> the market now and then,
> has the 'Heath Community' finally decided on what (at this time, that is) 
> is
> the 'best' replacement for the
> original rubber feet that are always warped, or flat, or cracking by now
> under the weight of most Heath gear?
>
> Have we come to some consensus, even if it's not perfect, as to the 'best 
> as
> you can do out there for now' (buying new, I mean)?
>
> While I'm on the subject, any consensus on 'from who'/'what part #' you
> would buy to replace those hard plastic riser things that those rubber 
> feet
> where often on the bottom of to raise the front of the cabinet?
>
> And there was plastic riser than was shorter to keep the panels at the 
> same
> angle - it was used as a foot (you didn't add a rubber foot to it).  For
> example, If you had those big plastic risers (with feet) on an SB-401, and
> same on the front feet of an SB-650 right beside it, you would add medium
> plastic feet (rounded at the bottom, no rubber piece needed) to the rear
> leg positions of the SB-650.  If you wanted the tops to slant the same, 
> etc.
>
> SSUMMARY
> 1. So Where do I get the best to 'Heath's original' rubber feet.
> 2. Can I get the tall plastic risers anywhere .
> 3. Cam I get those medium height plastic 'feet' allowing cabinets of less
depth to 
> line
> up nicely with fully raised fronts of other 'SB' gear.
>
> Do acceptable things even exist?
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> --- Rob Myers
> VE3JQL
>
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