[POLL] Screws
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 5:33 pm
Hey guys,
2 of the 3 sizes of screws I ordered got here today finally (wooo!). Hopefully the 3rd isn't too far behind so I can start shipping pre-orders out.
They look great, and even have some loctite-like goop applied to them, which should make them hold even better. The only issue I have is the 4mm ones, which are the ones that you use to attach the screen bezel to the back plate, have a wider head than I was expecting (wider than the ones I tested with and wider than the 8mm screws from the same distributor I ordered from... Pretty annoying since the only measurements they gave were length, along with pictures. They didn't indicate the different lengths had different head sizes.). They still work, but they don't fit down into the recessed part, meaning they don't sit flush. Here's what I mean:
On the left is what I was expecting (and is about what the 8mm screw from the same company is like). On the right is what I got. They still work fine, they just don't recess into the screw holes like I had planned.
I'm willing to tweak and re-print the bezels if this bugs people enough. Those are pretty fast and easy to print. If it doesn't bug people, then great. If it's too annoying, I'll get started. It might push back shipping by a few days though (not much - like I say I can print those pretty fast).
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2 of the 3 sizes of screws I ordered got here today finally (wooo!). Hopefully the 3rd isn't too far behind so I can start shipping pre-orders out.
They look great, and even have some loctite-like goop applied to them, which should make them hold even better. The only issue I have is the 4mm ones, which are the ones that you use to attach the screen bezel to the back plate, have a wider head than I was expecting (wider than the ones I tested with and wider than the 8mm screws from the same distributor I ordered from... Pretty annoying since the only measurements they gave were length, along with pictures. They didn't indicate the different lengths had different head sizes.). They still work, but they don't fit down into the recessed part, meaning they don't sit flush. Here's what I mean:
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I'm willing to tweak and re-print the bezels if this bugs people enough. Those are pretty fast and easy to print. If it doesn't bug people, then great. If it's too annoying, I'll get started. It might push back shipping by a few days though (not much - like I say I can print those pretty fast).
Vote!
If it bugs enough people I'll do it. But if it's only a few, I'll likely send them as-is. But don't forget, if it really really bothers you you are able to purchase small quantities of screws for a few dollars on amazon. So even if the "doesn't bug me, send it" people win, you can get different screws cheaply and easily.