<font face="arial" size="2"><p>Ya, if you're mounting light kit they'd work fine me thinks.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If it were anything heavy you'd soon have issues with the load-bearing ability of most timber thin enough to be practical.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As it happens I do use them on my router spoilboard for fixtures, they are great for that sort of thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Cheers, Me.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>-----Original Message-----<br />From: "Richard Jones" <rjtp@ihug.co.nz><br />Sent: Friday, 15 July, 2011 12:59<br />To: "Christchurch Robotics" <chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz><br />Subject: Re: [chbot] 19" rack rails...<br /><br /></p>
<div id="SafeStyles1310701289">
<div>Part of the hard work solution for wooden DIY mounting rails might be something like these M6 bushes that Charles brought along on his workbench assistant :</div>
<div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/113134050398543502524/ChchRobotics2011May16?authkey=Gv1sRgCPqpyfaB8pHDkwE#5622898950868210994">https://picasaweb.google.com/113134050398543502524/ChchRobotics2011May16?authkey=Gv1sRgCPqpyfaB8pHDkwE#5622898950868210994</a></div>
<div>Especially if your tool box contains a hammer :-)</div>
<div>Richard<br /><br />
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:59 PM, Chris Hellyar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chris@trash.co.nz">chris@trash.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br />
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;">A bit of a random question, but figured this was the best place to ask. :)<br /><br /> I'm on the hunt for some standard 19" rack mounting rails.... The bits<br /> that go either side of the rack to clip the blind nuts into.<br /><br /> I want to make a customer rack/stand for some 19" gear by mounting the<br /> rails to some MDF.<br /><br /> So...<br /><br /> Anyone know where you can buy the stuff, or alternately, anyone got some<br /> old rack components lying around I can magpie? :-)<br /><br /> FYI: I need 10U high/long bits..<br /><br /> Cheers, Chris H<br /><br /> _______________________________________________<br /> Chchrobotics mailing list <a href="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz">Chchrobotics@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</a><br /><a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a><br /> Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a><br /> Web site: <a href="http://kiwibots.org" target="_blank">http://kiwibots.org</a><br /> Meeting Time and Location uncertain while Science Alive is out of action.<br /><br /> When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new content.<br /></blockquote>
</div>
</div>
</div></font>