I want something like this:
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cast brass, not brass plated steel.This is close:
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lacks the draw function and is just a bit too small (there doesn't seem to be a large).William
Solid brass draw catch?
Sep 10, 2011
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I would look at suppliers of hardware for musical instrument & flight cases. A quick look via google for "instrument case catches" brought up a full page of suppliers with solid brass catches...
One of many...
There may be something here:
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Broaden your search to include Marine Hardware stores / chandlers
You will see lots in stainless steel, but there are lots of brass fittings out there. As far as sizes go, they will be (tiny) for securing instrument cases to (huge) engine hatches. One such place is West Marine.
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> but cast brass, not brass plated steel.
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> but cast brass, not brass plated steel.
I suspect you may not find a solid brass latch "with draw function". Brass is relatively soft and will probably stretch/deform in that use.
For such things I first search Google, then click on Images, then filter by image color. Brass is yellow.
Here's the search term: "Solid brass" draw +(catch, latch)
And the filtered image results:
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I suspect you're right. I'll probably go w/ a pair of the medium catches.
William
After looking a bit more, I did find a solid brass draw catch, but it's _huge_:
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alternatives were:
Shutter Bar -
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Clasp -
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Ball Clasp -
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> William
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