DEC H960 stabiliser feet. Have some questions.

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Sat Jan 6 21:44:35 CST 2018


On 01/06/2018 06:07 PM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
> On 07/01/2018 01:44, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>> On 01/06/2018 04:54 PM, Pete Turnbull via cctalk wrote:
>>
>>> No, as would be obvious to anyone looking carefully at the photo (or the
>>> real thing!), it's 1/4" x 20 UNC.  I really must learn to think before
>>> putting finger to keyboard.
>>
>> If it's "quarter-twenty", that's a size shared by many refrigerators and
>> other heavy household appliances.  I think I even have a few of those
>> mushroom-headed screws salvaged from one.
> 
> Except the proper screws are countersink head, not mushroom, because
> mushroom heads would prevent the kickplate being fitted (and the shank
> is 5/16" - only the end is threaded 1/4-20).

Ah, okay--I'm used to HP racks, which are a bit more traditional.

Well, there's always the ol' lathe...

--Chuck



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