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Main => Raspberry Pi & Dev Board => Topic started by: thebrokenjoystick on August 28, 2018, 10:18:31 pm

Title: Cheap and easy way to mount boards
Post by: thebrokenjoystick on August 28, 2018, 10:18:31 pm

Maybe this has been posted before, if so, sorry for the dupe...

Working on my icade->Retropie project and needed a cheap and easy way to mount the monitor driver boards. Went to the local Dollar tree to see if I could make something work and came across these command strip knockoffs - 9 for $1 and they work perfectly. I took off the command strip and just used hot glue instead. Cheap and easy.

Title: Re: Cheap and easy way to mount boards
Post by: 05SRT4 on August 29, 2018, 05:03:31 am

Good Idea and thanks for sharing. I usually get some nylon washers from the hardware store and use screws. If really cheap and dont want to go to the store ill cut up a old BIC pen and use those as the spacers.

Title: Re: Cheap and easy way to mount boards
Post by: thebrokenjoystick on August 29, 2018, 09:28:38 am

Wow - those are great ideas too! Thanks!

Title: Re: Cheap and easy way to mount boards
Post by: barrymossel on August 30, 2018, 04:17:58 am

I use these: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/MTGATHER-100-PCS-HC-5-Nylon-Plastic-Stick-On-PCB-Spacer-Standoff-Locking-Snap-In-Posts/32794726696.html

Title: Re: Cheap and easy way to mount boards
Post by: thebrokenjoystick on August 30, 2018, 11:22:08 am

Quote from: barrymossel on August 30, 2018, 04:17:58 am

I use these: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/MTGATHER-100-PCS-HC-5-Nylon-Plastic-Stick-On-PCB-Spacer-Standoff-Locking-Snap-In-Posts/32794726696.html

I saw those on Amazon and considered those but they were all ~$7+. They look like they would work though.