H960 blank panel clips - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

28 Jul 2015

On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 11:58:36AM -0400, Noel Chiappa wrote:
...
 Saw this auction for a pair of H960 blank front panel
clips:

  http://www.ebay.com/itm/391207099375

and though I'd pick them up... until they went for $30 (including shipping),at
which point I decided I'd go back to my previous plan to fabricate some out of
some scrap wood, and a pair of screws.

Time to find someone who can do injection molding... (I don't think these
could be 3D printed, the necks of the bulb-heads are under a lot of stress
when removing panels, they often snap off; will 3D printed parts be that
strong?) 
John Wilson <wilson at dbit.com> wrote:
...
  So I'd be inclined to do a better design where
 the posts are made of metal (or at least have a screw or stud through them
 for extra strength). 
Hello,

metal ball heads with a hex base on threaded posts are available as spares
for R/C cars and similar, see e.g. ebay auction 161768309137 (10 for less than
EUR 4,-- + S/H). You could probably just screw them into a suitably-sized hole
in a plastic body like a self-tapping screw, or glue them in.

Hope that helps,
Arno