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

[harrybissell]

I'm not sure I understood. Are there no front panel conponents that
go through the panel ?   If there are any jacks, pots, etc... I'd use
an aluminum L bracket retained by some component

There are some studs that are designed to be press-fit into a panel.
These are made by Penn Manufacturing in the USA and called
"PEM-serts".   You can attach them manually through a hole in the
front panel.  The 'blind' pem-serts have no hole in the front side and
they
would be flush to the panel. They will show a little ghostly 'hex'
shaped
pattern in a natural aluminum plate... in an anodized panel they'd stick
out
like a sore thumb.

They are designed to be machine inserted, but if you make a back-up
panel
with a clear hole (think 'anvil') you can whack them with a hammer and
install
them. Once in place they are quite permanent, and any stress on the
pemsert
will just make them draw in tighter.

H^) harry

Julian wrote:

> 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