| Quick release replacements for woods screws? [message #294896] |
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batman
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Looking for something to replace woods screws that hold down a plywood hatch cover with something that would be quick release. Want to have quicker and easier access to what is behind this panel.
The current woods screws look like #10 that are about 1 ½" long.
Any suggestions?
eugene
benbrook, tx
77 Eleganza II, Howell EFI + EBL
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| Re: [GMCnet] Quick release replacements for woods screws? [message #294905 is a reply to message #294900] |
Tue, 02 February 2016 12:00  |
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batman
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sgltrac wrote on Tue, 02 February 2016 11:18
What size of panel? Floor or wall? What is behind it?
Sully
77 royale
Seattle
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Sully,
One of them is a small wall panel about 12" square, maybe 1/8" thick. Four screws hold it in place, this one has no load to carry just provides access to some wires behind the wall. So these fasteners can be fairly light weight, but secure enough not to come loose with a lot of vibration.
The other one covers a raised area under the bed. Has an odd shape, but covers about a 2 square foot area. The top is 3/8" plywood and currently has about 10 screws holding it in place. It also provides some structural rigidity to the things it's attached to. It doesn't carry much load, but kinda helps hold things together.
eugene
benbrook, tx
77 Eleganza II, Howell EFI + EBL
http://gmc.backyardwildlife.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] Quick release replacements for woods screws? [message #294907 is a reply to message #294899] |
Tue, 02 February 2016 12:26 |
<rallymaster
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if the small one is not obviously in view, how about a piano hinge at the
top and a turnbutton at the bottom? If there's room to swing, that is.
RonC
On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:00:16 -0700 eugene writes:
> sgltrac wrote on Tue, 02 February 2016 11:18
>> What size of panel? Floor or wall? What is behind it?
>>
>> Sully
>> 77 royale
>> Seattle
>>
>
>
> Sully,
>
> One of them is a small wall panel about 12" square, maybe 1/8"
> thick. Four screws hold it in place, this one has no load to carry
> just provides
> access to some wires behind the wall. So these fasteners can be
> fairly light weight, but secure enough not to come loose with a lot
> of vibration.
>
> The other one covers a raised area under the bed. Has an odd shape,
> but covers about a 2 square foot area. The top is 3/8" plywood and
> currently has
> about 10 screws holding it in place. It also provides some
> structural rigidity to the things it's attached to. It doesn't carry
> much load, but kinda
> helps hold things together.
>
> --
> eugene
> benbrook, tx
> 77 Eleganza II, Howell EFI + EBL
> http://gmc.backyardwildlife.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] Quick release replacements for woods screws? [message #294908 is a reply to message #294905] |
Tue, 02 February 2016 12:49 |
sgltrac
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Velcro tabs and a small finger hole in the panel should do the trick. There
are several panels larger than yours using Velcro in my eleganza 2 and it
works great.
Sully
77 Royale
Seattle
On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM, eugene wrote:
> sgltrac wrote on Tue, 02 February 2016 11:18
>> What size of panel? Floor or wall? What is behind it?
>>
>> Sully
>> 77 royale
>> Seattle
>>
>
>
> Sully,
>
> One of them is a small wall panel about 12" square, maybe 1/8" thick.
> Four screws hold it in place, this one has no load to carry just provides
> access to some wires behind the wall. So these fasteners can be fairly
> light weight, but secure enough not to come loose with a lot of vibration.
>
> The other one covers a raised area under the bed. Has an odd shape, but
> covers about a 2 square foot area. The top is 3/8" plywood and currently has
> about 10 screws holding it in place. It also provides some structural
> rigidity to the things it's attached to. It doesn't carry much load, but
> kinda
> helps hold things together.
>
> --
> eugene
> benbrook, tx
> 77 Eleganza II, Howell EFI + EBL
> http://gmc.backyardwildlife.com
>
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77 Royale basket case.
Future motorhome land speed record holder(bucket list)
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