[Steam-engine] Canopy Stud Mount

Jim Showers steamcar at hereintown.net
Thu Aug 4 05:44:58 PDT 2005


I run into this problem with the Stanley constantly......You will probably 
have to replace the studs with a more modern thread.  There was no standard 
for threads until the mid 1920's.
Jim Showers
1911 Peerless TT
1921 Stanley 735B Touring


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Ward" <psward at neo.rr.com>
To: "Steam" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 4:19 PM
Subject: [Steam-engine] Canopy Stud Mount


> I'm in the process of putting a canopy on the Peerless and I've run into a
> problem.  The studs, which are mounted on the top of the steam dome, are
> 11/16" - 11.  After a lot of searching on the Internet and local retail
> hardware shops, it appears that no one carries a nut of this size.
>
> I must be looking in the wrong shops.  Can anyone point me in the right
> direction?
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Paul Ward
> Lexington, OH
>
>
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