santicity Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get screws for the Mac Pro Standoffs, They're fairly awkward and nothing really fits in there! Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWeedster Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hi there. Which Standoffs you mean? Anyway, the screws youre searching for you can get here: - applepalace.com - applecomponents.com (maybe you have to contact them) Theyre insane expensive (5 piece: 20$), but i think you have no other chance. regards Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1067341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
santicity Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Yea I saw them, they're pretty expensive. If I'm not mistaken, these are actually M3 0.5 Screws, so I'm going to try them and see if they work! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1068480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
santicity Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 they are NOT M3 .05 screws, slightly too small, but M4 is too big Anybody have any for sale? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1072339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 They will not be metric threads!! They should be British Standard Whitworth or union... If a M3 is too small and a M4 too big then logical deduction..... 3,5mm = 0.137inch A 3/16 " screw has a diameter of: 0.1341" and 24 threads per inch! Best bet is to go to a store that sells screws and ask some one for a British Standard Whitworth thread closest to M3/M4 ie, 3/16", you will see it is a common thread and will fit properly! SticMAC Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1072353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eject Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 simply cut an M4 scnr Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1072655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 ???????????????????? Where on earth do you come from? It's not the length, but the diameter that is the problem! You can just cut an M4 to fit into a M3 thread! Jeeesh, now everybody's an Engineer! simply cut an M4 scnr Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1073330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eject Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 why not? core diameter for an m3 is 2,46mm and for m4 it's 3,24mm, for cutting an m4 the hole should be 3,3mm, if the hole right now is about that or atleast not significant wider, simply cut it. it has nthing todo with the lenght, thats right i'm a chemist not an engineer Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1073507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
santicity Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 why not? core diameter for an m3 is 2,46mm and for m4 it's 3,24mm, for cutting an m4 the hole should be 3,3mm, if the hole right now is about that or atleast not significant wider, simply cut it. it has nthing todo with the lenght, thats right i'm a chemist not an engineer wtf? You can't cut the diameter of a screw.... it's not possible. Diameter is the issue, length is not. You can always cut the length, but you can't trim down the diameter. Thanks for the help sticmac Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1094837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eject Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 i wanted to upsize, but downsizing is just as easy, put a rivet in. those are a few cents each and there for mch heaper than those rip off screws. my whole point was, go metric. but your problem seems solved, thats what counts. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150806-mac-pro-standoff-screws/#findComment-1094983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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