Racks, rails and panels

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Nov 19 01:57:57 2003

On 18 Nov 2003, Tom Jennings wrote:

> Rack hardware is almost always either #10-32 (#10 NF) or #12-24 (#12
> NF). Nearly all of the tapped rail racks are #10.
>
> #10 hardware you can get from a decent hardware store, though they
> usually are round head, which suck, and often fall through the oval
> holes in panels.
>
> #12 screws are just hard to find, it's an odd size.

Hint: In the US, try Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) for screws rather than
Home Depot or Lowes. OSH has a much wider supply of screws, bolts and
nuts.

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