[Elecraft] 2D Fasteners

[Wayne Burdick]

But they *do* allow you to join two enclosure planes while also supporting a PCB or other hardware. That was the intent of the design. (I invented these in 1998 :)

Wayne
N6KR



> On Mar 16, 2018, at 12:29 PM, kevinr <kevinr at coho.net> wrote:
> 
> They are only able to connect one plane to another plane.  They cannot connect three planes at one time.  Making a 2D connection is what they do.
> 
>    Kevin.  KD5ONS
> 
> 
> On 03/16/2018 11:47 AM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>> I've never understood why a three-dimensional object is called "2D".
>> 
>> On 3/16/2018 11:41 AM, EricJ wrote:
>>> I bet they're proprietary to Elecraft, but I don't know that for sure. Easy to make if you have a drill press, hacksaw and 4-40 drill and tap. Hard to make without. If you make them, observe and measure very carefully. The holes are not centered on the block. They're offset ~1 mm from centerline. I forget exact dimensions. Be exact.
>>> 
>>> Eric KE6US
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3/16/2018 11:12 AM, G4GNX wrote:
>>>> Does anyone know where I can buy a small quantity of the 2D Fasteners that hold Elecraft cases together? These are the aluminum blocks with 2 threaded holes on one pair of sides and 1 threaded hole in the other pair of sides.
>>>> 
>>>> Is there an alternative name for them? I tried Google and came up with nothing.
>>>> 
>>>> 73,
>>>> 
>>>> Alan. G4GNX
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