Screw Posts

[grayfox126]

So I was wondering, if I vac-form a case, how would I go about adding screw posts to the case?

[samjc3]

let the hot glue flow like beer!

[themadhacker]

abs cement

[grayfox126]

Well I guess I should have phrased it as, how do a make the posts or can I buy them and cement them in?

[eurddrue]

cut em off of old system cases and find the matching screw.

[themadhacker]

then abs cement them in. You can make asb cement with abs plastic and paint thinner by mixing them together.

[hailrazer]

then abs cement them in. You can make asb cement with abs plastic and paint thinner by mixing them together.

Why does everyone recommend this when you can buy Abs cement from Lowes/Home Depot/ Any Hardware store for around $4 a can and no chance of messing up or wasting time/

[mikeyg]

then abs cement them in. You can make asb cement with abs plastic and paint thinner by mixing them together.

Why does everyone recommend this when you can buy Abs cement from Lowes/Home Depot/ Any Hardware store for around $4 a can and no chance of messing up or wasting time/

Because we're cheap.

[blaze3927]

then abs cement them in. You can make asb cement with abs plastic and paint thinner by mixing them together.

Why does everyone recommend this when you can buy Abs cement from Lowes/Home Depot/ Any Hardware store for around $4 a can and no chance of messing up or wasting time/

Because we're cheap.

because a lot of us have heaps of console cases around, which are made out of abs

[mikeyg]

then abs cement them in. You can make asb cement with abs plastic and paint thinner by mixing them together.

Why does everyone recommend this when you can buy Abs cement from Lowes/Home Depot/ Any Hardware store for around $4 a can and no chance of messing up or wasting time/

Because we're cheap.

because a lot of us have heaps of console cases around, which are made out of abs

and we're cheap..

[Life of Brian]

So I was wondering, if I vac-form a case, how would I go about adding screw posts to the case?

At just about any hardware store you can buy threaded nylon or aluminum spacers which make great screw posts. Also, I recall Turbo Tax using dowel rods. He cut them into short lengths, drilled a small hole, and then screwed the screw in before installing it into his case. The hole is then already threaded.

[marshallh]

You can also get self-tapping screws, and just use hollow ABS rod.

But you can get pre-threaded nylon standoffs at your hardware store easily.