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frumper15 wrote:They're called motherboard standoffs - I did a quick search on Amazon and they have a ton of options.
just brew it! wrote:I have not seen those come with a case in a while. IIRC I had a few cases that used those a decade or so back?
I agree, they do make mobo installation easier since you're not trying to simultaneously line things up and put the first screw in. But I also felt like they made the motherboard slightly less secure (referring to the "nub" style ones). I was never enough of a fan of them to figure out where to buy them ala carte.
frumper15 wrote:Wow - reading comprehension fail on my part. Sorry about that. The best I can tell what you're looking for appears to be called a "swage threaded standoff". At least that seemed to give results that look like your collet variety. I wasn't able to find a good source but I hope that helps
Dposcorp wrote:
Convert wrote:In the previous picture I linked to, you can see the threads of the collet version (zinc standoff that's second from the left). Basically it's just a standard standoff that is slightly longer than intended and a shoulder is machined down to the same height as a regular standoff. This way everything is anchored in place but the shoulder still provides ease of mounting much like the nub style ones...
olegtf wrote:Convert wrote:In the previous picture I linked to, you can see the threads of the collet version (zinc standoff that's second from the left). Basically it's just a standard standoff that is slightly longer than intended and a shoulder is machined down to the same height as a regular standoff. This way everything is anchored in place but the shoulder still provides ease of mounting much like the nub style ones...
That's a rivet, designed to be placed into the housing, not the board, due to the forces after deformation. Called "Self Clinching panel fastener". Obviously you need to do the search in order to locate particular p/n according to your requirements.
Convert wrote:Swage threaded standoffs aren't the right ones either. I came across those in my search but their purpose is similar to a rivet nut where they are used in a force fit application. The flange or "swage" is expanded out causing it to be friction fitted to the material. It is true that this collet is what I'm after, but swage force fit standoffs don't seem to come with a male thread since this isn't their intended use.
biffzinker wrote:Is this the standoff your looking for?
Convert wrote:Yes, that is exactly it!
Convert wrote:Yes, that is exactly it!
just brew it! wrote:.......... guess I was still not 100% un-confused from the earlier confusion!
Convert wrote:olegtf wrote:Convert wrote:In the previous picture I linked to, you can see the threads of the collet version (zinc standoff that's second from the left). Basically it's just a standard standoff that is slightly longer than intended and a shoulder is machined down to the same height as a regular standoff. This way everything is anchored in place but the shoulder still provides ease of mounting much like the nub style ones...
That's a rivet, designed to be placed into the housing, not the board, due to the forces after deformation. Called "Self Clinching panel fastener". Obviously you need to do the search in order to locate particular p/n according to your requirements.
It's not. You are describing something similar to a swage standoff that has already been discussed: ...
Yes, that is exactly it!
olegtf wrote:well your answer is quite confusing, anyways I just wrote you description from catalog at work, soooo like it or not its the way it goes in purchasing department here...
strangerguy wrote:AFAIK the length of the standoffs aren't standardized like the positions of them as specified by the ATX spec.