Best way to mount standoffs ?

gr0d0n · 7 Feb 2007 at 21:49

Hi, i am planning to mod my old soltek sff case to take a shuttle motherboard, but the one problem i have is attaching the standoffs to the bottom of the case. the old ones were punched in at the factory and i have since drilled them out as they didnt match up with the new board. What would be the best way to mount new ones - I was thinking of drilling holes and welding/soldering them into place. As the metal is only 1mm thick i dont think ill be able to thread the holes and screw standoffs in. Please let me know what you all think - Cheers.

Messiah Khan · 7 Feb 2007 at 21:55

Either try and tap them with a new thread, or use a small locking nut on the back of the motherboardtray.

gr0d0n · 7 Feb 2007 at 21:59

i was going to try that but i can find any nuts that fit the end of the standoff, do you know where i can get some that fit ?. I have tried everywhere i can think of. cheers

Messiah Khan · 7 Feb 2007 at 22:59

I have some in my garage. No idea what size they are though. I think standoffs (at least the ones i have) are unc6, which I found is almost impossible to get a tap for. The nuts I used were metric ones, but very close and did the job fine.

gr0d0n · 8 Feb 2007 at 23:01

Thanks for the info, ill have a look on rs components and see what i can find.