Hello Larry (and all),
I got my end caps and found that they worked perfectly for my SKB cases,
but I had problems on my "industrial" rack (from mouser I think). The
issue is that the holes need to be a bit bigger, The SKB is not a
problem because the actual holes that the screws go in are those little
pop-ins which have a little "play".
I considered drilling the holes in the end caps slightly larger, but
a quicker solution was to install one cap upside down.
On the left side I place the end caps the normal way with the "broad"
side facing in, and on the right side I flipped it over. Loosen up all 4
screws and nudge the the whole row slightly to the right to minimize the
extra space.
...jp
J. Larry Hendry wrote:
> Well, despite the fact that the hole is large enough to support 1/16 inch of
> slop movement side to side, I have already encountered a rack that my end
> caps do not fit. Sigh....
>
> I do not know how many of you this will impact. The cap did undergo fitting
> test in several racks (including the SKB) prior to being sent off to the
> metal shop.
>
> But, given the apparent variety of "rack standard" implementation, some of
> you may find your hole off slightly. Future versions of this end cap will
> have the hole slightly slotted to address this issue.
>
> So, what do you do if your end cap hole will not line up? Well you have
> options.
>
> 1. Think to yourself, "I have been waiting 2 years for these, I'm not
> giving them up, and drill the hole out to a slightly larger size so that
> they will indeed fit your rack. How big? The existing holes are about
> 15/64 inches. So, good drill choices would be 1/4" for if you are within
> 1/32 of fit, 17/64 if you need 1/16" to fit, 9/32 if you need another 3/32"
> and so on. You metric guys get out your own calculator. :)
>
> 2. Think to yourself, "I cannot operate / do not own a drill and want Larry
> to fix them for me." Send them back to me and I will drill them out without
> mucking up the nice paint and I will send them back to you at my cost.
>
> 3. Quietly 'cuss the Stooge (emphasis on quietly) and send your end caps
> back for a full refund, or a Stooge replacement credit for free replacement
> when I run these again with a slotted hole. The down side of this option is
> that you will probably have a five month wait before Dave and I paint metal
> again for Stooge products.
>
> I doubt that this fit issue will effect many of you. It is impossible to
> know with so many different racks out there. But, if it does, refer to
> options 1 through 3 above and know your purchase of Stooge products is backs
> by a full satisfaction guarantee.
>
> If you do have a rack that the caps do NOT fit, PLEASE tell me exactly what
> rack it is so I can put it on my personal "poop" list for future reference.
>
> I plan to exercise option # 2 for all end caps that are not yet shipped, so
> that anyone that has not already received their end caps should not have any
> fit issues.
>
> Stooge Larry
>
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