Jack wrote: > On 2022.02.20 16:05, Dale wrote: >> Peter Humphrey wrote: >> > Hello list, >> > >> > This has nothing to do with Gentoo, but I don't know where else to >> ask. >> > >> > I have a couple of vertically mounted easy-swap disk caddies in the >> back of my >> > workstation, and I'm having trouble finding screws to mount the >> disk in the >> > caddy. Clearance is nil, so the screws must be countersunk so they >> aren't >> > proud of the surface. They seem to be m3 perhaps 5mm long. >> > >> > I just can't find any via Google. Can anyone in UK please help out? >> > >> >> >> I'll add this just to show how confusing this is. My old DVD burner and >> new Blu-ray burner uses a different screw than the hard drives. Luckily >> my case has slots for hard drives but my external enclosures require >> screws which is how I know they are different. Some will work fine with >> what looks like a bolt head while others, like yours, require a counter >> sunk screw head that sits flat. Generally, the local home type stores >> don't have any of this either. I checked my local Lowes once. They >> have tiny screws but either the head is wrong, the threads, length or >> something. >> >> It is annoying. I ended up getting two types of screws. One that fits >> my DVD/Blu-ray drive and one that fits a hard drive, so far at least. I >> mostly have WD and Seagate. Some other brand may have something >> different. The one I have that seems to work best is this: 6/32 6-32 >> 6#-32 I put all the combinations of that just in case. The most common >> is 6-32 but could vary by website. Your mileage may vary tho. >> >> My advice, buy a grab bag of hardware for puters. Then pray. Or, find >> what should fit, even if it is more than one type, order them all. I >> have collected a storage bin full of screws over the years. I got case >> type screws covered but drives seem to be different. >> >> Why can't they pick one screw type and make it the standard??? > But that's the great thing about standards - there are so many of > them. (https://xkcd.com/927/ which I think has been posted here before) >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Dale > Have you tried asking at a local PC shop? They might just hand you a > few from the piles on their workbench. > >
I don't have any close to me. Closest one is about 75 miles or so from here. I've been there a couple times but don't find myself close enough to just drop by. As it is now, I've got plenty. I ordered 100 of a few types and even if I only ever use one type, that's enough to last me a good while. Good idea if one has a puter store close by tho. Dale :-) :-)
