Re: [lro] Dzus fasteners (was Boston/NE area...)

From: David Scheidt (dmschei@attglobal.net)
Date: Wed Jan 15 2003 - 02:20:56 EST

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    >Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:58:12 -0500
    >To: lro@koan.team.net
    >From: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
    >Subject: Re: [lro] Boston/NE area - anyone got a junk right SIII wing?
    >Reply-To: lro@land-rover.team.net
    >
    >>Things like Dzus self-ejecting quarter-turn panel fasteners are used
    >by racers, and racer wannabes, for much the same reason that aircraft
    >use them. So they're available in non-certified versions, not
    >terribly expensively.
    >
    >The downside of the Dzus fastener is it's very non-flush "handle." All the
    >Dzus fasteners I'm familiar with have a fairly sharp blade that sticks up
    >vertically from the surface that you grab and twist with your fingers. It
    >wasn't the sort of thing I wanted projecting up on top of my Land Rover
    >wing.

    The wingnut style are certainly the most noticeable, but there are
    flush and nearly flush styles, available with a slot, phillips head,
    or a hex head.
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