Paul, I've considered the cannibalism option but, unfortunately, don't have any old hardware laying around to cannibalize. Anyone willing to sacrifice an old machine?
Thanks, Bradley On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Paul Flint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Bradley, > > There is only one way out... > > Cannibalism! > > The deal here is that the screws used in computer hardware conform to a > standard called EIAJ, for Electronic Industry Association of Japan. These > metric bad boys are specified in TPI, diameter, length head size and even > have a special Phillips head screw profile for optimum torque... > > That is the bad news. The good news is that all computers are exactly the > same in this hardware. Go find any old dead computer and strip the screws > you need right off the beast. > > Kindest Regards, > > Flint > > On Sun, 20 Jul 2008, Bradley Holt wrote: > > Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:19:22 -0400 >> From: Bradley Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Hard Drive Mounting Screws >> >> >> I ordered some OEM internal hard drives and accounted for data and power >> cables, but neglected to consider hard drive mounting screws (doh!). So, I >> went searching for them both online and at local hardware stores. That >> turned out to be quite the wild goose chase. First of all, can someone >> confirm that the standard hard drive mounting screw size is 6-32 x .15"? >> Second, does anyone know where I can get these screws locally or online >> without paying more for shipping than for the product itself? I've tried >> Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace, Newegg, and StarTech.com (both Newegg and >> StarTech.com have them but the shipping is ridiculous and/or it's bundled >> with a bunch of other stuff I don't want). Alternatively, does anyone have >> sixteen of these they'd like to sell? I'm surprised there isn't a local >> computer shop that sells these sorts of accessories (or maybe there is and >> I >> just don't know about it). >> >> Thanks, >> Bradley >> >> -- >> http://bradley-holt.blogspot.com/ >> >> > /************************************ > Based upon email reliability concerns, > please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. > > Paul Flint > Barre Open Systems Institute > 17 Averill Street > Barre, VT > 05641 > > http://www.bosivt.org > http://www.flint.com/home > skype: flintinfotech > Work: (202) 537-0480 > Fax: (703) 852-7089 > > Consilium > gratuitum .~. > valet /V\ > quanti /( )\ > numerantur ^^-^^ > -- http://bradley-holt.blogspot.com/
