Yes indeed! Letting the screws go into the wood a tiny bit seems like a no
brainer to me. If 10ga steel can still be cut by normal humans, with hand
tools, then I think we would have a solution that would work for any size
cabinet. I think that 10U is probably the best general size but that could
go shorter or longer as needed. You would just order enough segments for
your cabinet and cut them to the size needed.
The important thing is to have the rails drilled for flathead wood screws
for attachement (and tapped for modules).
Thanks for listening gang.
Eric
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Bradley [mailto:daveb@...]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 11:05 AM
> To: motm@onelist.com
> Subject: RE: [motm] Flat rails Part #2
>
>
> From: "Dave Bradley" <daveb@...>
>
> RE flat rails over wood:
>
> I would be perfectly willing to drill a small hole in the
> wood behind each
> tapped hole to allow for longer module screws. There's no
> reason to try to
> limit the screw length to be flush with the front of the wood surface.
>
> Dave Bradley
> Principal Software Engineer
> Engineering Animation, Inc.
> daveb@...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Schreiber [mailto:synth1@...]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 9:38 AM
> > To: motm@onelist.com
> > Subject: [motm] Flat rails Part #2
> >
> >
> > From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
> >
> > I ∗might∗ be able to use 10ga steel flat stock. It is 0.134
> thck (nom).
> > Allowing for slop,
> > if the panels are 0.125 and the screw is 0.250, that means
> 9 mils until it
> > hits wood!
> >
> > But, I ∗think∗ (and will need to verify) that standard '1/4
> " screws' are
> > really like 0.219 long
> > from the end to the bottom of the head. Also, I need to get
> the minimum
> > thickness of the rail stock.
> >
> > I really don't want to use 3/16" screws a la Moog: too much
> weight! The
> > screws would only be about
> > 0.055 into the support bracket.
> >
> > The current 11ga rail is about 0.113 nominal thick, and the
> screws go all
> > the way through it.
> >
> > Or, as a (shudder) cheapo alternative, use flar bar alum stock
> > that is 3/16"
> > (0.187) and use 1/4" screws.
> > The issue there is the silver alum "peeking through", and
> the fact that
> > tapped alum holes are only good
> > for about 10 insertions and then you get stripping. Or with
> > Hendry one good
> > twist with 800ft-lbs.
> >
> > I may just quote 9ga and 10ga. 9ga rails would weight a
> ton! Beat polar
> > bears to death with them! And forget
> > "use a hacksaw to trim" HA!!
> >
> > Once decided, I could have these made up in about 3 weeks.
> >
> > Paul S.
> > the King of Over-Engineering
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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