Screw Size for 19" Rack!?!?
Vincent C Jones
number is the diameter (and starting at 1/4" the number becomes the size
in inches) and the second is the number of threads per inch.
Note that metric screws have their own standard (M2, M3, etc).
The nice thing about standards is that there are so many to choose
from...
Vincent C Jones
In article <8pnvf7$h5o$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
14TheGipper <da...@rocketmail.com> wrote:
>Thanks for the info!
>Home Depot did have the 10-32 but when matched to a nut I found that
>the 10-32 were just a little smaller than what we have so I guess we do
>have the 12-24? What the hell do these numbers mean anyway? I asked
>the guy at Home Depot and got a blank stare followed by I dunno? What
>do you mean no service at Home Depot!?!? :)
>
>
>In article <slrn8ruu0...@CC47532-A.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>,
> nch...@home.net wrote:
>> On Wed, 13 Sep 2000 11:01:14 GMT, 14TheGipper wrote:
>> >This may be somewhat off topic but seemed like the best possible
>place
>> >to get an answer. We have several standard 19" networking racks. We
>> >have run out of screws to mount equipment such as routers, hubs, etc.
>> >I took (1) of the existing screws to Home Depot thinking it would be
>no
>> >problem to match up since these racks are used all over the frigin
>> >place!?!? Home Depot did NOT have a fit! Can someone tell me the
>> >specs of these screws and where I can get a bunch of them cheap?
>> >Would also be interested in a cheap place to buy all types of network
>> >rack equipment.
>>
>> First try the 'local hardware store' not the home depot, you'll
>> actually get service (sorry about the rant). I recently purchased
>> 10-32 machine screws for the racks I use. As someone else pointed out
>> we also have telco rack and they use a larger screw. I'll go out on a
>> limb and say that most of the screws that ship with Cisco's rack kits
>> have the 10-32 screws in there. It may also have others but I've never
>> needed anything different.
>>
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14TheGipper
to get an answer. We have several standard 19" networking racks. We
have run out of screws to mount equipment such as routers, hubs, etc.
I took (1) of the existing screws to Home Depot thinking it would be no
problem to match up since these racks are used all over the frigin
place!?!? Home Depot did NOT have a fit! Can someone tell me the
specs of these screws and where I can get a bunch of them cheap?
Would also be interested in a cheap place to buy all types of network
rack equipment.
I'm in Atlanta if anyone knows of a local shop here.
Thanks!
Da...@Rocketmail.com
Terry Kennedy
> This may be somewhat off topic but seemed like the best possible place
> to get an answer. We have several standard 19" networking racks. We
> have run out of screws to mount equipment such as routers, hubs, etc.
> I took (1) of the existing screws to Home Depot thinking it would be no
> problem to match up since these racks are used all over the frigin
> place!?!? Home Depot did NOT have a fit! Can someone tell me the
> specs of these screws and where I can get a bunch of them cheap?
> Would also be interested in a cheap place to buy all types of network
> rack equipment.
There are a couple sizes. Telco racks are normally 12-24. Some cabinets
are also 12-24, while others are 10-32. If you couldn't find them at Home
Depot, it's likely you have 12-24.
Terry Kennedy http://www.tmk.com
te...@tmk.com Jersey City, NJ USA
Rich Pierson
torx heads, IBM with hex heads] or look in your phone book for computers
and networks suppliers. Several of the hardware rack suppliers also sell
them in bags of 100 w/capture nuts, if they sell racks they sell the accys.
My pet peeve is the users who buy a hub or switch and then throw away the
brackets so that when you decide to rack mount it you can't, I don't throw
any of that stuff away anymore. They all get put in a few of those $12 wall
hanging parts bins and I'm lucky cause I have a network supplier about 2
blocks away so that when I get low I walk over with one and get a bag of
them.
If you have no luck email me and I'll give you a couple of phone numbers
here in NJ,try this one "Lashen Electronics, 21 Broadway, Denville NJ
800-5-lashen. I buy alot of my racks, patch panels, jumper cables, etc from
them, they also have a web site "http://www.lashen.com", look under the
"mid atlantic" stuff under vendors you'll find the screws at the bottom of
the left side "http://www.lashen.com/vendors/MAP/default.asp"
Rich
Neil Cherry
>to get an answer. We have several standard 19" networking racks. We
>have run out of screws to mount equipment such as routers, hubs, etc.
>I took (1) of the existing screws to Home Depot thinking it would be no
>problem to match up since these racks are used all over the frigin
>place!?!? Home Depot did NOT have a fit! Can someone tell me the
>specs of these screws and where I can get a bunch of them cheap?
>Would also be interested in a cheap place to buy all types of network
>rack equipment.
First try the 'local hardware store' not the home depot, you'll
14TheGipper
Home Depot did have the 10-32 but when matched to a nut I found that
the 10-32 were just a little smaller than what we have so I guess we do
have the 12-24? What the hell do these numbers mean anyway? I asked
the guy at Home Depot and got a blank stare followed by I dunno? What
do you mean no service at Home Depot!?!? :)
In article <slrn8ruu0...@CC47532-A.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>,
nch...@home.net wrote:
Terry Kennedy
> Thanks for the info!
> Home Depot did have the 10-32 but when matched to a nut I found that
> the 10-32 were just a little smaller than what we have so I guess we do
> have the 12-24?
No, 12-24 is substantially larger.
> What the hell do these numbers mean anyway? I asked
> the guy at Home Depot and got a blank stare followed by I dunno? What
> do you mean no service at Home Depot!?!? :)
The first number is the diameter of the screw body, with #1 being .0730"
and each size up adding .0130". Above #12 the sizes are given directly in
fractional-inch measurements. The second number is the number of threads
per inch. There are "standard" sizes, like 2-56, 6-32, etc. which are what
you will commonly find at places like Home Depot.