SKB bolts

[dentos]

I've got me a second hand SKB rack case, trouble is it only came with 4 bolts.

 

I've managed to buy a bunch of 2BA bolts locally, but they're not posidrive or black, and I don't have any washers for them.

 

Anyone know where I can get the SKB type bolts?

 

Cheers

[J Pearce]

the places that sell the racks usually sell the bolts as well, in packs of 10 and 20.

Try studiospares and the like.

[david.elsbury]

Or you can tap out the holes for a 'normal' rack bolt size.

Grr SKB.......

[Mr.Si]

B&Q ? Bunces?

 

local hardware / nut and bolt store?

 

compare your other ones with the ones in the shop

[Liquid Nik]

Canford Audio Webpage

[dentos]

I'll try those out thanks, it does seem a bit of shame SKB haven't thought out their cases 100%, non-standard bolt sizes and the catches seem to go loose after a while, a great idea but could be better implemented, ah well!

[Andrew C]

I'll try those out thanks, it does seem a bit of shame SKB haven't thought out their cases 100%, non-standard bolt sizes and the catches seem to go loose after a while, a great idea but could be better implemented, ah well!

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Are they by any chance "Left-Ponders", if so do you really expect metric bolts on them? Or any standard for that matter!

[James]

I'll try those out thanks, it does seem a bit of shame SKB haven't thought out their cases 100%, non-standard bolt sizes and the catches seem to go loose after a while, a great idea but could be better implemented, ah well!

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There is nothing non standard about M5, OK M6 is the most popular in this country but M5 is still a standard. I have had a number of pieces of equipment that either had holes too small or were in fact tapped for M5.

 

James

[Lamplighter]

M5 is commonly used for 1U equipment to stop the washer trapping the adjecent unit.

 

Brian

[Mr.Si]

SKB and plastic moulded racks use a metric fine, not a metric standard or metric coarse.

 

Si