[QuadList] fun questions for you hardware gurus

[Dave Sieg]

This is what I love about this group!
I've spent the past 2 days going through catalogs and sites and it took 20
minutes on here
to get an exact perfect answer!
Awesome, John!
Thanks!
Dave

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 8:20 PM, John Fletcher <jfletcher at frontiernet.net>wrote:

>
> Dave,
>
> WRT the standoff terminals, here's one place you can find them:
>
> http://www.surplussales.com/Hardware/Standoffs/threaded-base.html
>
>
> Might be nice to find some "basic" ones offered at a lower price... I'll
> look around a little more.  Those are really handy terminals to have
> around...
>
> - John
>
>
> On Sun, 2013-01-20 at 20:01 -0500, Dave Sieg wrote:
> > Dear Quad hardware gurus:
> >
> >
> > Here's a kind of a trade.
> > Like the previous "what is it" questions, here is a picture for you to
> > guess some details about.
> > I found these going through my esoteric junk boxes today and thought
> > about the quad group contests.
> >
> >
> > The second drawing is my real question.
> >
> >
> > I have been wracking (racking?) my brain trying to find these two
> > pieces of hardware on the Internet.
> > I can't figure out what to call them much less find them but I need
> > them for a project I'm working on.
> > I figure there are enough hardware gurus on the list that have seen
> > and worked with these, so I'll ask you guys.
> >
> >
> > The first drawing is of a nut with a bulb on the end,usually aluminum,
> > that is often used on covers of rackmount
> > equipment to hold the front plate on or somesuch.  It mates to metal
> > or sometimes rubber brackets
> > that hold the plate firmly in place, but all you have to do is yank on
> > the plate and pull it off.
> > They are usually tapped with 6/32 or 4/40 threads.  I can't figure out
> > what to call it much less find
> > it.  I've used the extensive hardware searches on Mouser, Newark, and
> > DigiKey but without a name...
> > What's it called?  Where can I get some?
> >
> >
> > The second should be really simple too, its an insulated standoff that
> > I've seen in quad machines (not totally OT, this post)
> > and tube type amplifiers.  Also usually a 6/32 nut with an insulator
> > then a stalk to solder components to.
> > I guess there is no call for these anymore, but I'd sure like to find
> > a supply of them at a not too exhorbitant price.
> >
> >
> > So... see if you have any good guesses about the buttons and send
> > along your thoughts about these two
> > oddball items, I'd really appreciate it!
> > Dave
> >
> >
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