So…I’m trying to attach my shell to the motherboard and want to know if there are any other ways of attaching the shell to the motherboard.
Any ideas?
Other then what?
other than the rivet method?
you could weld the brackets on I guess, or maybe attach mounting points to the shell itself and bolt it onto the mobo.
Only methods I’ve ever heard of are metal L-brackets and wooden blocks.
If I may ask, what’s wrong with the usual (and accurate) method?
Just curious as to what other ways I could do it. I think I have my answer.
you could build a buckle ( like the ones on a glass canister) on the 4 sides. just snap it on and off
I’m probably going to get ridiculed for this, and it’s probably very risky on my part of doing it this way, but the only thing holding my Alice frame to my motherboard is a series of about 6-8 very thick black tie wraps that run around the Alice bars and into holes drilled around the outside of my plywood motherboard.
I check them for wear each time I go out and so far there’s zero sign of them failing or wearing because they’re on so tight and there’s no room for play in them…still, I’m probably sitting on a bit of a timebomb…and it’s VERY not screen accurate! The saving grace is I can’t see them at all unless I really go looking around for them because I managed to run the holes into hidden spots around the pack.
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Hot Glue.
Ok, now I’m scared for you too, Gareee!
PKE Surge 2010: Day of the dropped packs!
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Well, hot glue is a MUCH better choice then peanut butter! (Plus its far less calories and carbs!)
I’ve heard if you really rough up the edges between two parts that hot glue holds quite well.
My Cyclotron rings are hot glued (nylon) to the aluminum cake pan and it’s never even gotten loose when I had expected them to come up constantly. Never understood that, because the pan is smooth aluminum. I figured the nylon really adhered well to the glue and I just have been getting lucky with the glue to aluminum bond.
If one does come off I’ll try roughing up the aluminum where the rings go and rebonding it.
If I might suggest a cheap “safety catch” in case your hot glue does come off, the tie-wraps are very cheap at any hardware store, come in black, and seem to hold 18 pounds of proton pack quite well!
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We use zip ties for the board to frame connection and have not had a problem. In fact zip ties hold most of our ODST suits together and they are working very well too.
For shell to board I reccommend investing in an 8-32 tap and use aluminum angle. It is very light compared to wood blocks and allows easy access to the inside for improvements and repairs.
I really would not trust hot glue to hold a 15-20 lbm shell to a board.