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S-5000 Feet

webnick

webnick

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So I have a nicely restored Sherwood S-5000 Mk. I lacking feet. And those feet are important to help this amp cool. I see that the underside has four threaded holes (9/64"?) for the feet but I can't imagine finding OEM feet. So what do you suggest for feet?

Thanks for your help.
 
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webnick said:
So what do you suggest for feet?
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I'm cheap so I'd probably look for a dead component of some type at a local recycling or junk store and rob the feet from it. Or, I recently saw a pic where someone was using wine corks. If you're not moving it around they don't really need to be attached so anything that raises it up a bit will work.

Alternatively, search eBay for "rubber feet for amplifier". Lots of choices.
 
I've got it sitting on some rubber pads for now so it's not in harm's way.

Dswankey - they don't have anything specific for it, so perhaps I'll go to Home Depot and secure some bolts that will fit and use one of their "rubber cabinet feet" offerings.

FlaCharlie - I'll try the bay.
 
Generic rubber feet exist. Probably about all you're going to find. Just need to figure out a reasonable height and diameter. Not sure if the screw would have been tapped for machine thread or just sheet metal screws. I don't remember for sure what my 5500 or 7000 have, but I'm thinking its sheet metal. Maybe a #6 or #8. Hardware store with a decent size "bins of stuff" section is probably a better bet than one of the big box stores. The bins tend to have oddball stuff like feet and small quantities of sheet metal screws.
 
I actually found one small rubber foot with integrated machine thread bolt in my odds and ends bucket that fit it. So I'll use that to confirm its thread type at Home Depot or ... and probably buy some generic rubber feet - PE does have a lot of "rubber cabinet feet" (rubber feet with center holes for bolts/screws) from which to choose.
 
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