Hey all,
I'm wondering if square aluminum bar stock exists 3/8" wide by 1/2" tall that would have 8-32 threaded through holes uniformly/incrementally laid out going down it's length. If you're having trouble picturing it, think electrical terminal bar. Does such a thing exist or would I have to find someone to mill this for me. What I'm trying to do is use the bar stock as a stand off. So far I can only find standoffs that have one threaded through hole. And what I'm looking for is a long strip where I can use 8-32 machine screws to bolt two pieces of sheet metal together separated by 1/2" clearance. This way I don't have to have to use the same stand off hole (top and bottom) for the two screws. A longer bar would allow me to use a full length 8-32 x 1/2" long screw in one hole holding one piece of sheet metal, and in the next hole over I can use another different 1/2" long screw to hold that plate. Instead of using two .250 long screws going into the same stand off. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for the help.
I'm wondering if square aluminum bar stock exists 3/8" wide by 1/2" tall that would have 8-32 threaded through holes uniformly/incrementally laid out going down it's length. If you're having trouble picturing it, think electrical terminal bar. Does such a thing exist or would I have to find someone to mill this for me. What I'm trying to do is use the bar stock as a stand off. So far I can only find standoffs that have one threaded through hole. And what I'm looking for is a long strip where I can use 8-32 machine screws to bolt two pieces of sheet metal together separated by 1/2" clearance. This way I don't have to have to use the same stand off hole (top and bottom) for the two screws. A longer bar would allow me to use a full length 8-32 x 1/2" long screw in one hole holding one piece of sheet metal, and in the next hole over I can use another different 1/2" long screw to hold that plate. Instead of using two .250 long screws going into the same stand off. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for the help.