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

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Tue, 2011-03-15 at 15:42 -0400, Michael H. Warfield wrote: 
> On Tue, 2011-03-15 at 11:29 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: 
> > "Michael H. Warfield" <mhw at WittsEnd.com> writes:
> > 
> > >> According to my Chasis Manual (which I found online last night), it's a
> > >> flat-head 6-32 5mm screw.  See http://www.ihtfp.org/screw-page.pdf which
> > >> is a copy of the page from the manual that has all the screws on it.
> > >
> > >> It's being a pain finding something like this!
> > >
> > > Ah.  You're looking for these babies...
> > >
> > > http://www.wittsend.com/mhw/images/P3150002.jpg
> > 
> > Yes, although the heads on mine appear to be thinner than that.  But I
> > suspect those would work.
> 
> It's interesting that you say those have been so hard to find.  I know
> people on this list will vary but those seem to be my 3rd most common
> screw laying around here (not counting the "what the hell is in there"
> bin).  Behind only 6/32 hex heads and M3 flange heads.
> 
> Knowing this crowd, you are just as likely as not to be up to your
> eyeballs in 6/32 flat heads at the next meeting whether I show up with
> any or not.  However, considering that it is a topic near and dear to my
> heart (as the speaker now cringes) I shall most likely be there and I
> will bring some if I am.  Bring a sample so we can compare.  I've got a
> few M3 flat heads as well but they're no where near as common.  The
> landscape seems to be pretty much covered by either 6/32's or M3's (with
> a few 8/32's for some older case covers) as far as thread goes and a
> variety of heads.

> Don't rely on me making it, though.  I have been known to miss meetings
> even after committing.  I even missed an ALE meeting I was suppose to
> speak at!  I broke my leg.  Which is a damn better excuse than Tod Lewis
> had (inside joke for those of us where involved in ALS years ago).

OTOH...  No.  I will not be making the meeting after all.  Duh.  I'm
going to be unavailable after all.  I totally forgot about a major
commitment that I can absolutely NOT get out of.

> > -derek
> 
> Mike

Regards,
Mike
-- 
Michael H. Warfield (AI4NB) | (770) 985-6132 |  mhw at WittsEnd.com
   /\/\|=mhw=|\/\/          | (678) 463-0932 |  http://www.wittsend.com/mhw/
   NIC whois: MHW9          | An optimist believes we live in the best of all
 PGP Key: 0x674627FF        | possible worlds.  A pessimist is sure of it!
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 482 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
Url : http://mail.ale.org/pipermail/ale/attachments/20110315/d43c6d23/attachment.bin