[ale] Where to get some Hard Drive mounting screws?

[Pete Hardie]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 11:10, david w. millians <millia at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/13/2011 7:09 PM, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> Hey alers,
>> When my 3.5" HDDs arrived the other day and I went to mount them into my
>> drive trays I noticed that the trays only had 2 screws each.  Obviously
>> the drives would be more secure with 4 screws each.  All my supplies are
>> in boxes at the moment, so.. does anyone know where I can acquire 4 HDD
>> mounting screws in the next few days?  (I certainly wouldn't mind paying
>> a few dollars for them, or even mail-ordering them).
>>
>> The screws I have appear to be the "flat head" variety, ~3/16" long, with
>> a very thin head.
>>
>> -derek
>
> I would suggest getting about 100-150 case screws of various shapes and
> sizes the next time you get together with other techies. (They'll have
> plenty to share.) Once you've done this, put them in a dark, confined
> space for about 6 months. Voila! 300 screws!
>
> In this way, they are much like 3 prong power cords for pc power
> supplies, monitors, etc.
>
> Unfortunately, due to a vastly different genome, you can be assured you
> will not have 4 screws out of the 300 that match identically. Such is life.

Given the similarity with coathangers, you'll also end up with about
30% with reversed threads


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