[Boatanchors] Rack mounted equipment handles?

[Nick England]

Oops - I later realized that my example had only a 10-32. I just pulled
that part number because I had ordered them before and liked the look and
feel of a 1/2” diameter handle.

But keep looking - they have some that mount with 1/4-20 bolts or studs,
which should do the trick used with a backing plate as Dave pointed out.

Nick, also EE not ME

On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:54 AM Charles <charlesmorris800 at centurytel.net>
wrote:

> Thanks, I forgot to look at McMaster...
>
> The one you suggest only has a single 10-32 mounting screw on each end.
> Plenty of tensile strength, but as originally mentioned I'd worry about it
> shearing off with any torque. Maybe I'm overthinking this (I'm an EE, not
> ME)?
>
> Great idea on the rear handle! :)
>
> Charles WB3JOK/0
>
>
> On 3/16/22 10:46, Nick England wrote:
>
> Take a look here for industrial handles -
> https://www.mcmaster.com/handles/pull-handles-and-knobs/
>
> I have used this one
> https://www.mcmaster.com/1568A14/
> It is aluminum but stainless steel is also available
>
> Having moved a couple of heavy power supplies around recently, I suggest
> mounting one on the rear too - it'll come in handy.
> https://www.navy-radio.com/xmtrs/urt23-resto/IMG_5961.JPG
> https://www.navy-radio.com/xmtrs/urt23-resto/IMG_5964.JPG
>
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:34 AM Charles via Boatanchors <
> boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
>> Having nearly completed my boatanchor power supply (24-28 volts
>> unregulated at 150 amps), I have some difficulty in moving it due to the
>> 50+ lb. weight.
>>
>> The aluminum rack front panel is 1/4" thick, and I've added diagonal
>> struts to the chassis, so the panel can take the weight once installed
>> in my rack cabinet. But it would be much easier if I had a pair of
>> handles mounted to the front. I've done some searching on ebay and there
>> are plenty of equipment handles, but most are small diameter (hard on
>> the hands and wrists) and I'd also be concerned that the mounting screws
>> would break under the load unless the chassis were held vertically.
>>
>> Looking for recommendations for hefty handles that also look like they
>> belong there and not on a door ;) thanks.
>>
>>
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