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Slider Lock
Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 8:38 pm
by thinwater
Does anyone have a clever way to lock the slider on the PDQ 32? I believe the PO installed a short slide bolt on mine, but if you lift the slider 1/2" it pops right of of the thing.
I'm more interested in simplicity in use than simple construction.
Re: Slider Lock
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 7:16 pm
by doubledutch
Mine has a cam that you have to press up when you open the hatch. It is located at the inboard end so you can't reach it unless the door is open.
I can post a photo if needed.
Henry
PDQ32 #43 Double Dutch
Re: Slider Lock
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 8:07 am
by thinwater
^^ Please, if it is not too much trouble. There is no rush.
Re: Slider Lock
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 9:50 am
by doubledutch
See photos below.
The latch is set into a strip of nylon bar that has been machined out at one end. There is another small nylon block secured above the post to serve as the locking edge. When the hatch is opened the nylon strip on the hatch slides along the top of the fixed block.
Henry
Re: Slider Lock
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 10:46 pm
by thinwater
^^ Thanks! Time to take some measurements and fabricate some parts.