Kinda OT?: Looking for rackmount screw sets....

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Tue Apr 16 00:23:08 2002

I would think Home Depot would have some larger examples of what you
need. Lowes does. I'm not sure I've seen them used in computers, so
you may need a more refined (probably a bad way of saying it) product,
than what I've seen used in automotive applications. Still it's worth a
shot. Try a shop that supplies auto body shops. You may find what you
need. I suspect, if you need something smaller/finer.... maybe a nut
from the dashboard area may work. Maybe silver in color, rather than grey.

J-nut, U-nut, or speed-nut perhaps. Shops/manufacturers call them
different things, some people call them nothing at all. Someone
mentioned "tinnerman", but I think this is a brand name that covers a
lot of different designs.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA

David Woyciesjes wrote:
> Well, I just acquired a 5' x 3' x 2' IBM AS400 drive cabinet. F--n
> heavy!
> Now, to mount equipment in it, I need to find some more of those
> clip-on T-nut kinda things, which clip on around the hole in the rails, so
> you then use the supplies screws to mount your equipment. Some older DEC
> racks used the same thing.
> And, as you can guess, the guys at the local Home Depot just gave
> me funny looks.
> Anybody know where I can get a dozen or two of these screw mount
> sets? For a reasonable price? And what are they called?
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