[sdiy] wondering how to a pcb behind a pannel neatly?

[Senso]

One possible solution (there are always more):

Take a few strips of metal, 2 mm thick minimal.
Drill bolt-sized sunken holes in them.
Screw the threaded spacers to the metal strip, making sure the screws 
are level with or below the surface and screwed in tight.
Super-glue, epoxy or whatever the strip to the backside of the panel 
(airplane glue for alu?)
Screw your PCB to the spacers.
Both screws should of course be less than half of the length of the 
spacers. ;-)

Senso


>I'm trying to mount a pcb behind an anodised aluminium panel.
>
>The usual trick of securing a bracket to the rear of the front 
>plate, using the panel mount components unfortunately wont work in 
>this instance.  That's how ive done the rest of my modular - with 
>plastic right angle bracket.
>
>But no go on this one.
>
>What im wondering is how threaded spacers can be attached to the 
>rear of the panel?  Then I could just bolt the pcb to these.
>
>Im tempted to just stick them with epoxy resin, but I don't really 
>think that'll last - the pcb will have to be held off behind the 
>back pannel mount components, thus making the leverage on the join 
>that much greater :(
>
>What to do?  I really don't want to have to bolt through the front 
>plate.  I always think that looks messy.
>
>Suggestions welcome :)
>
>Cheers, Julian


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