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Subject: Re: How to survive at Rat Shack

From: JWBarlow@...
Date: 1999-09-15

In a message dated 9/13/99 8:58:45 PM, jlarryh@... writes:

>> In the interest of full disclosure, my 21U rack rails came from Tech
>America
>> I got them because they were cheap.

>Hey wise guy,
>Define cheap.
>Larry

All right knucklehead! Hows bout $22.97 a pair -- that cheap enough for yas!


In a message dated 9/14/99 7:32:50 AM, jlarryh@... writes:

>From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@...>
>OK, I have questions for BOTH John and Terry:

>John, If you use the standard 21U rails they have #10 sized threaded holes
>(10/32 I think, right?). Paul has us using # 8 with MOTM now. I see #
>10s
>will fit through the MOTM holes, but the "design slop" is all but
>eliminated. Does this work OK? Have you tried it yet?

Er uh? Well knowing Paul's penchant for precision -- I uh....

>Terry, I agree that tinnerman nuts are a great way to go (like the SKB
>racks, right?) I have not been able to find good ones for both threads,
>only the ones that just catch one thread. Tells us where and what you
>found. And, PLEASE tell me where you found those black # 6 nylon washers.

Didn't follow this about one thread vs. two (do you mean both sides of a "U"
nut? -- pun restraint here).

>I want them on ALL my MOTM now !

Hey Larry, want to buy some cheap 21U rack rails -- who's the knuckle head
now -- DAMN!!!!!
JB
And after today's MOTM music posts, I'll admit it, I'm a geezer!