You could use threaded rod. Thread the rod into the cage nut, add a washer, thread a nut all the way down, add a washer on top, then a standoff tube, another washer, the rack ear, another washer and then a nut. Seems nuts but it would work for something like a light 1U switch.
On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > Given that a shelf has the actual weight, this is a damn fine idea. > > > On 3/30/2016 11:26 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm wrote: > > stack em > > http://www.grainger.com/product/6NZY1?gclid=Cj0KEQjw8u23BRCg6YnzmJmPqYgBEiQALf_XzQgSIXhjTG4TIL4kOUU_DbDVvNyiOxvk2dOmAQBwxNkaAjOK8P8HAQ&cm_mmc=PPC:GOOGLEPLAA-_-Fasteners-_-Spacers%20and%20Standoffs-_-6NZY1&AL!2966!3!50916684477!!!g!65506925021!&ef_id=VjevfgAAAa3mIFB@:20160330152628:s > <http://www.grainger.com/product/6NZY1?gclid=Cj0KEQjw8u23BRCg6YnzmJmPqYgBEiQALf_XzQgSIXhjTG4TIL4kOUU_DbDVvNyiOxvk2dOmAQBwxNkaAjOK8P8HAQ&cm_mmc=PPC:GOOGLEPLAA-_-Fasteners-_-Spacers%20and%20Standoffs-_-6NZY1&AL%212966%213%2150916684477%21%21%21g%2165506925021%21&ef_id=VjevfgAAAa3mIFB@:20160330152628:s> > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:25 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm < > <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: > >> would something as small as 10-32 at 6 inches support the weigt without >> bending at the thread? >> >> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:52 PM, Ken Hohhof < <[email protected]> >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think even here in the US, square holes and M6 cage nuts and screws >>> are pretty much standard. At least in data centers. Telco might still use >>> 12-24. >>> >>> *From:* Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:45 PM >>> *To:* <[email protected]>[email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >>> >>> I've seen lots of M6 in the stuff from China, and of course 12-24 and >>> 10-32 from US sources... But never M5. >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 7:41 PM, Ken Hohhof < <[email protected]> >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Rack screw can be 10-32, 12-24, M5, M6. And rack rail can be threaded, >>>> round hole, square hole. Too many options. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Cassidy B. Larson >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:24 PM >>>> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >>>> >>>> I know on Cisco switches you could turn the ears around and the holes >>>> would line up so you’d get more switch in front of the rails. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mar 29, 2016, at 8:22 PM, Sterling Jacobson < <[email protected]> >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> That's a good idea. >>>>> >>>>> If there are not holes, is there a small screw type that is short and >>>>> self-tapping? >>>>> >>>>> Not sure the best way to mount the ears if the holes for the ears >>>>> don't exist on the switch. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Af [mailto: <[email protected]>[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of Chuck McCown >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 8:10 PM >>>>> To: <[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >>>>> >>>>> Add mounting ears farther back on the switch. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Sterling Jacobson >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 7:57 PM >>>>> To: ' <[email protected]>[email protected]' >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Super long rack screw >>>>> >>>>> This is really specific; don't ask why I need it :) >>>>> >>>>> But I need a standard rack threaded screw that looks like a 6 to 7 >>>>> inch long motherboard standoff screw. >>>>> >>>>> So it would stand a 1U switch forward from the 19" rack about 6-7 >>>>> inches. >>>>> >>>>> I tried standard rack standoff modules, but the space is too limiting. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >> > > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. > > > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
