There may be other good sources for some of the hardware needs including screws, nuts and fasteners.
I used CopperState while in Flagstaff, AZ. http://www.copperstate.com/ Since then Fastenal has generally been a great option. Even our small town in Wisconsin has one. They usually have a huge variety of standard, metric, steel, plated and stainless items. Worth a phone call to check it out. http://www.fastenal.com/ Travis AA9NV --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Milt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not a bad idea Bob. The Lowes store nearby has M6x1x10 hex heads at 0.23 > each. Other suppliers probably have better pricing. Motorola's pricing > looks like 0.15 each. > > Milt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 11:00 AM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rackmount clips/screws > > > >I found that it's very easy to use one of the existing M6x1 T30 > >self-tapping screws to tap any other virgin holes in the rack, then an > >ordinary M6x1 Phillips-head machine screw can be used in its place. I > >bought a box of 100 of them from a local hardware company for about $5 and > >replaced all the missing screws. > > > > OK, they're not black, they're not original, and they're not T30, but it's > > easier to put the new screws into the old holes in the most used locations > > and just use the Phillips driver from then on. > > > > Bob M. > > ====== > > --- On Mon, 8/25/08, Milt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: Milt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Rackmount clips/screws > >> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > >> Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 6:38 AM > >> > Now Motorola cabinets on the other hand mostly have > >> 1/4" holes for the > >> > tinnerman nuts he was talking about... > >> > >> The current Motorola floor mount cabinets how have rack > >> rails that are > >> predrilled for metric screws. > >> The size is M6x1. The screws are a T30 Torx head and are > >> self threading. > >> Based on a quick check of Lowes' pricing for metric > >> hardware it's cheaper to > >> purchase the self threading screw from Motorola. > >> > >> Milt > >> N3LTQ > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
