Who has the best deal on PCB feet?

[K-2]

I've been looking around, and I see these mother flippers on ebay with a big bag of pcb mounting feet, and beside that they've parceled out 20 of them that they would sell you for $10 +SH

What I want to know is where can I get the big bag? I know the twenty for $10 is for saps

 

[Chempop]

can I interest you in one of these:

They have some pros and cons, pm me for details.

 

[theMot]

Do you want to sell one of those Chem? I'll take one off you hands.

 

[ECZangief]

I use the racks whenever I can, since I don't really let games sit in the cabs for more than a day or two, generally. They are sized well enough to hold most modern pcbs, older stuff is usually too big. You can steal an extra 0.5"/1cm or so by cutting the tracked section and mounting that as high as you can on your mounting board, making sure it can still slide into the metal guides/slots/sluts of your cab. That extra c-hair of vertical size actually makes a big difference with some pcbs.

And because Im a BygTymer(sic) I keep one in the cab, and two on the wall nearby so when mashing with pals we can get a queue going and not have to fuss around with unboxing and chucking bubble wrap around.

EDIT:

It seems this was actually about PCB feet.....

I dont know what to tell you K2 pal..... Maybe.... Just buy more pcbs until you win the pcb feet lottery.

I worked for me, could happen to you.

xGiefx

 

[lions3]

hehe... I got tired of ordering PCB feet. So last week I sat down and built a 3d model in Inventor Fusion. Hopefully I can start 3d printing my own in the next couple days. I'll share pics if you're interested...

 

[codecrank]

the best bet for a big bag would be aliexpress

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=pcb+feet&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20131030123605

That being said, the cheap pcb feet crack very easily , even using the supplied screws .

 

[shadows]

Or the machine screw or nut isnt threaded correctly. Its the same crap jammaboards sells. I had to throw out about a quarter of them last time I bought a few sets.

 

[codecrank]

yep, the ones from jammaboards.com are the ones I'm referring too. They do look like the ones on aliexpress in deed

 

[K-2]

Nice info guys.

I was looking to utilize the piece of plywood that came with my Astro, sounds like these things I generally pretty crap though lol.

Maybe Lions can make a superior product! I might take a chance on a big bag from that Aliexpress shop, never ordered from Alibaba. Or perhaps Chem's PCB rack would do the trick. Choices, choices.

 

[codecrank]

I have multiple wood boards , one per multi-game system ( cps2, naomi, chihiro, F3, mame pc ) . Then I have a wood board with a vinyl pcb holder like the ones chem has. They are quite crappy, they don't hold the pcb very tightly. When you push the jamma connector on, the pcb slides back... But if you add some sort of stopper , like a strip of wood , then they're ok for the money. you also need to cut the top of the holder's rail to fit on a blast city pcb mounting board.

pcb holder vs pcb feet. it all depends how many boards you have how often you swap them out.

you can buy these in bulk packs. and they look like they have sturdier/thicker plastic.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-x-PCB-BO...685?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588a75e305

 

[Chempop]

you also need to cut the top of the holder's rail to fit on a blast city pcb mounting board.

I can gently lift the top of the plastic "track" so it fits over the metal bracket that holds the wood piece.