i get two of the cats to hold a pair of bolts each, while the third watches
from a nearby shelf to help correct positioning.
however their solderingsucks...
so no need for threaded spacers here (it would only confuse furry minds -
and anyway, once they master the screw thread, next it'll be the wheel, and
before i know it they'll be tarting around with the video tuner and testing
nuclear weapons in the cellar)
cheers paulb
>From: "Dave Bradley" <daveb@...>
>
>I'm not as coordinated as David. I use the "2 at a time" technique. Hold 2
>bottom bolts in while flipping board over, drop on spacers, bracket and
>secure 2 nuts loosely. The last two spacers are installed one at a time
>holding them in place with hemostats or needlenose pliers while pushing the
>bolt through.
>
>Dave Bradley
>Principal Software Engineer
>Engineering Animation, Inc.
>daveb@...
>
>>
>> From: "David Bivins" <dbivins@...>
>>
>> Drop screws in PCB. Spread your hand wide, use thumb and pinkie on one
end
>> of board, index and middle finger on other end to hold screw heads
against
>> PCB from top. Flip over. Drop spacers on. Drop bracket on.
>> Lightly screw on
>> nuts. Proceed as usual.
>>
>> Unless you have really small hands, this works a charm and takes
>> no time at
>> all.
>>
>> Threaded spacers would be nice, I suppose, but they won't save me
>> any time.
>>
>> David.
>
>