[cctalk] Re: PDP 8a front panel hardware

[Paul Koning via cctalk]

> On Oct 12, 2022, at 11:32 AM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
> wrote:
> 
>> ...
> 
> Yep.  I have mine right here.  My micrometer is elsewhere, but looks
> like it's made from 1/8" steel flat stock (with anti-corrosion
> plating), and has 3 bends (apex and two ends), a clip-nut for the
> machine screw in the cast face, and two mounting holes.  Not hard to
> make with a mill (or a file) and a break.
> 
> The clip nut is 10-32, BTW.  I just checked.  No more difficult to
> source tooling than 6-32

That's the same clip nut used on H-960 racks.  I saw some at the local hardware 
store recently.  An unusually well stocked hardware store, admittedly, but 
clearly they are still current items.

        paul