Simon
Student
Hi everyone 
I'm working on making a case for my supergun, and buying a aluminium or steel prefabed hobby box. To mount the board I want to install standoffs on the inside. Since these boxes are just made of one sheet of metal, installing a standoff flush with the case would require either counter sunk holes and a screw head showing, or installing one of these two types of stand offs that codecrank mentions below. Unfortunately the clinch types require some pretty hefty tools to install, so I am unable to use that method.
He mentions epoxied standoffs, which sound like a good option, but I wasn't able to find any information on this type of standoff, could anyone point me into the right direction? Are they just clinch type standoffs but epoxied on?
Alternatively, does anyone have suggestions for a different method of installing standoffs?
Thanks!
I'm working on making a case for my supergun, and buying a aluminium or steel prefabed hobby box. To mount the board I want to install standoffs on the inside. Since these boxes are just made of one sheet of metal, installing a standoff flush with the case would require either counter sunk holes and a screw head showing, or installing one of these two types of stand offs that codecrank mentions below. Unfortunately the clinch types require some pretty hefty tools to install, so I am unable to use that method.
He mentions epoxied standoffs, which sound like a good option, but I wasn't able to find any information on this type of standoff, could anyone point me into the right direction? Are they just clinch type standoffs but epoxied on?
Alternatively, does anyone have suggestions for a different method of installing standoffs?
Thanks!
...1 the proper one - self clinch standoffs
or option 2, the soldier of forturne method - epoxied standoffs
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