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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] mounting screws
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:33:24
Message-Id: 5806218.lOV4Wx5bFT@wstn
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] mounting screws by Peter Humphrey
1 On Monday, 21 February 2022 10:20:42 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
2 > On Sunday, 20 February 2022 22:53:02 GMT Miles Malone wrote:
3 > > The standard is #6-32 UNC for 3.5" harddrives, and most case-related
4 > > stuff including motherboard standoffs. It's M3 standard for 2.5"
5 > > harddrives, 5.25" optical drives, etc, etc.
6 >
7 > Useful info - thanks.
8 >
9 > > The lengths arent standard in general, though I imagine there's a
10 > > fairly standard harddrive length.
11 > >
12 > > So you presumably want countersunk phillips head #6-32UNC screws of
13 > > appropriate length
14 >
15 > Countersunk - that's the operative word here, so I ended up googling for "M3
16 > x 5 countersunk", taking a guess at the M3, and found a specialist
17 > supplier.
18 >
19 > They should arrive today, so fingers crossed.
20
21 They did. They have hex socket heads - but I have an Allen Key!
22
23 Nope - these stand proud as well. So I followed Mark K's link and found an
24 equivalent at Amazon UK. They should arrive tomorrow. (Another tomorrow.)
25
26 Last time this happened, two or three years ago, I asked the system builder
27 where I could buy these screws - he just bunged a few in the post. If all else
28 fails I'll have to do the same again.
29
30 --
31 Regards,
32 Peter.