super glue, hot glue, elmers glue, polyvinyl acetate, epoxy, melted nylon string, very cold chewing gum.
--- On Sat, 3/24/12, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote: > From: Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> > Subject: [Emc-users] PCB standoff alternatives [Was: Tool change question] > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 10:21 PM > On 24.03.12 23:47, gene heskett > wrote: > > The standoffs to hold the card at the correct elevation > might be > > though. If I just cut tubing, I'll need full inch > long 4-40 bolts. > > And I haven't seen any of those critters > recently. Fasten-all quits > > at 3/4", I was there last week. :( > > Not sure what size "4-40" is, but I've bought two foot > lengths of nearly > 3mm (a bit under 1/8") all-thread, plus nuts, from the > hardware store. > (It's just dangerous to go in there though, because the big > mothers we > have these days are a couple of acres under one roof, with > so many > aisles of good stuff, that it's a great idea to eat lunch > before going > in.) > > Alternatively, I've also bought a couple of small taps, so I > can turn > some scrap Alu down to a suitable standoff diameter, then > drill & tap > the ends, and use up some of the bucket of short screws > cluttering up > the place. That might be neater, and doable with what's to > hand. > > Erik > > -- > I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you > because someone > has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the > top. > > > > - Ohio U. English > professor > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
