[ale] Where to get some Hard Drive mounting screws?

[Michael H. Warfield]

On Tue, 2011-03-15 at 10:01 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: 
> "Michael H. Warfield" <mhw at WittsEnd.com> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 12:21 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: 
> >> William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net> writes:
> >> 
> >> > On Sunday 13 March 2011, Ron Frazier wrote:
> >> >> I have a few screws sitting around. If you wanted to mail me one of
> >> >> yours, so I could match the thread size, I could mail yours and 4
> >> >> others back. I doubt the heads would be the same shape. Or, you could
> >> >> check the stores Scott suggested. Radio Shack may even have them, or
> >> >> any computer repair shop. Email me privately if you want to do
> >> >> something via postal mail.
> >> >
> >> > Instead of mailing twice, you can probaby match them up with this. 
> >> > http://alt-config.net/sg_lineup.jpg
> >> > (Not mine BTW, snagged from the web six years ago)
> >
> >> Cool information!  Mine look like type A.
> >
> > Take a screw up to your nearest Lowes or Home Depot.  They have both SAE
> > and Metric thread guides in the hardware department and you can rapidly
> > tell if you have SAE (10, 14, 1/16, etc) or Metric (M3, M5, M7).  That
> > way you will know for sure.  I bought one of the little plastic threatd
> > guides, they sell, many years ago.  My 3-1/2 floppy drives all seem to
> > have an M3 size and thread.  My 5-1/4 HD's seem to all be 6/32's.  The
> > laptop HD's are back to M3's.
> >
> > My guess.  Fine thread and skinny is going to be M3.  Little fatter and
> > a lot thicker, and you've got a 6/32.  In that image - B and E both look
> > like 6/32's I have here.  C and D both look like M3's.  And the side by
> > side comparison between them look exactly like what I see here.

> According to my Chasis Manual (which I found online last night), it's a
> flat-head 6-32 5mm screw.  See http://www.ihtfp.org/screw-page.pdf which
> is a copy of the page from the manual that has all the screws on it.

> It's being a pain finding something like this!

Ah.  You're looking for these babies...

http://www.wittsend.com/mhw/images/P3150002.jpg

> >> -derek
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mike
> 
> -derek

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