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what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by jab8356 on Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:11 pm
This goes in the channels on the walls of a NEMA cabinet and it is used to mount shelves and other stuff to the inside of the cabinet. I need to know what the proper name is for this part. Anyone know???
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by gwlreno on Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:38 pm
Jerry,
That's a unistrut nut.
That's a unistrut nut.
I'm so old I remember when the word "mother" only had one meaning!!!
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by wynnm1951 on Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:18 pm
Also known as a springnut. Depends on the brand. Most electrical supply houses carry them.
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by EPAC-EPIC-MARC on Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:36 pm
Hey Jerry,
McMaster Carr does carry them like I had thought.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#strut-channel-nuts/=khwxmg
McMaster Carr does carry them like I had thought.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#strut-channel-nuts/=khwxmg
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by Macsignals on Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:46 am
Spring nut. Take yours and go to Home Depot. Check the electrical box aisle.
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by coyttl on Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:54 pm
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.
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by Gasignals on Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:15 pm
Jerry, I have a bunch of those with the studs attached. Will they work for your use ?? Also have clamps for Unistrut.
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by Macsignals on Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:15 pm
coyttl wrote: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.
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
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by jab8356 on Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:30 pm
I don't think McMaster is the answer. My channel is 1 1/16" wide on the inside.
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Re: what is the correct name for this NEMA cabinet part?
by jab8356 on Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:42 pm
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!!! 
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