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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?

Postby TacomaJoe on Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:57 pm

I have a coffee can full of cabinet hardware over at the other house. What size bolt? I think there are 1/4-20 and 5/16.
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?

Postby coyttl on Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:03 pm

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Macsignals wrote:Spring nut. Take yours and go to Home Depot. Check the electrical box aisle.


HD and Lowes do not carry them. They wouldn't know one if you told them the manufacturer's part number. :doh:


My local HD's have them stocked on the top shelf of the metal-box section. Right next to where they keep the Uni-strut (the Uni-strut that's usually been run over by a freight train semi-truck fork lift :Phil: ).

Wow, hold on to that store! I went by mine a couple months ago, they didn't even know what a "pull box" was, and there was hundreds in their parking lot. :doh:
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?

Postby coyttl on Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:04 pm

jab8356 wrote:I am Google-ing unistrut and the standard size seems to be 1 5/8". Can anyone help me find unistrut nuts for 1-1/16" wide channel? I can't believe that this NEMA cabinet has some rare channel in it, but I'm not having any luck finding the right nuts for it!!! :rob:

I can check my cabinet, if you thing yours is non-standard?

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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?

Postby jab8356 on Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:43 pm

TacomaJoe wrote:I have a coffee can full of cabinet hardware over at the other house. What size bolt? I think there are 1/4-20 and 5/16.


These are 1/4-20 bolts, and the size of the nut is 9/16" tall, 1-1/16" wide, and 5/16" thick, not counting the spring.
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?

Postby TacomaJoe on Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:43 pm

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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?

Postby LarryC39 on Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:48 pm

These cabinets use NON-UNISTRUT brand nuts. BUT a larger (not thicker) nut will fit, it just won't rotate as far to lock.
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