How do I use this?

[persido]

I know it's a mounting spider for an open face finger wheel (I think).  How do I place it onto a dial, I'm sure it's a simple task, maybe I'm missing another piece. I hope someone has a picture.

Thanks.....Scot

[rdelius]

place the fingerwheel face downward, place window,#card and then this is inserted tabs up, look for slots for the tab to go into, then rotare to lock into place

[persido]

Thanks rdelius, after that how dose it go on the #6 dial?

Thanks.......Scot

[poplar1]

Once you have assembled the complete finger wheel--window first, then number card, then this adapter (rotated to hold the card and window in)--turn the finger wheel right side up again. Since you rotated the metal part the card and window should stay in. Now the finger wheel goes back on the dial just as the later solid center ones do: place the finger wheel with the operator hole over the 9, then rotate the finger wheel  counter-clockwise 30 degrees til you hear the click.

[RotarDad]

Poplar1 - You've omitted the part of the process where all that rotating causes your dial card to be "off"  just a few degrees once the wheel is back in place..... then you disassemble and repeat.......

[Phonesrfun]

Poplar1 - You've omitted the part of the process where all that rotating causes your dial card to be "off"  just a few degrees once the wheel is back in place..... then you disassemble and repeat.......

Hate it when that happens....

[poplar1]

That's why there is a notch in the window and in the station number card

Poplar1 - You've omitted the part of the process where all that rotating causes your dial card to be "off"  just a few degrees once the wheel is back in place..... then you disassemble and repeat.......

[Phonesrfun]

Even with a notch, those little buggers can turn out just a little less than perfectly horizontal.  Especially the notches that are kind of a widened "V" shape.

[RotarDad]

WE designed this pretty well, I think it is just old celluloids and dial cards creating the slop.  But I prefer to use the old parts, even if it takes a few tries to get the card lined up!

[persido]

Thanks for the help everyone, I must be missing a piece or two, I just can not see how I can attach the finger wheel to the dial using this mounting piece.
I'm thinking this mounting piece is for a 500 model phone only.

Scot

[poplar1]

You're missing the "finger wheel clamp" that stays on the dial, held on by the hex nut.

See Fig. 13 in C34.103 Issue 1 (TCI library link below)

http://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/document-repository/doc_details/4751-c34-103-i1-aug54-station-dials-2-4-5-6-7-types-maintenance


There's probably one that needs to be removed from a black 500 with 7D dial, or a pay phone, where the original metal finger wheel has been replaced with a plastic one. The same finger wheel clamp will work on both 6D and 7C dials, and with both the older "open center" finger wheels and the newer type.

[poplar1]

Here's a picture of the missing part posted by Dennis in reply #20:

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=750.msg9046#msg9046

[Doug Rose]

Scot....pm me your address and I'll get one out to you....Doug