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rooter:


--- Quote from: tony.silveira on June 19, 2012, 10:22:55 am ---mmmm pixie dust.  the $40 link was just the first i found, no doubt you can get them cheaper :)

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$5 on Amazon

I'm definitely getting one.  Now I can just mount the card to the frame and I can lock down the cables as well.
Thanks for the idea.

Mysterioii:

I was gonna suggest the hot glue yesterday but everyone beat me to it.  My only concern would be if the board started getting hot enough to remelt the glue, but with it open like that hopefully that wouldn't be an issue.  No big deal if it does, I think hot glue is nonconductive even when it's melted, it would just be messy.

Might consider keeping a few "utility products" on hand like sugru, hobby-level thermoplastics like InstaMorph and a few other brands, or polymer clays like sculpey and fimo.  Depending on the application they're all good for making little odd brackets and such.

TheShaner:

I hotglued the two cards I had in the board yesterday.  Worked great.  Not as sturdy as screwing it in obviously, but definitely did the trick!

JoeB:

I also used hot glue, it need 300+ degrees to melt so no issue with remelting.  Just put it on thick so you can easily remove it in the future.

Ravenger:

I went the easy route and salvaged a removable motherboard tray from an old case - one that also has a backplate for securing add-in cards.

I drilled new mounting holes and screwed the tray to a piece of old kitchen shelving using mounting feet for printed circuit boards, along with a hard disk and PSU secured using metal brackets.

The whole thing is mounted vertically in my cab, the shelf secured to the side of the cab by self-adhesive heavy duty velcro. Makes it easy to get the whole PC setup out if I need to without having to unscrew anything.

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