RTP-area local music and culture

["James Hepler" <hepstyle AT gmail.com>]

Forgive my poor visualization of your setup, but I'm gonna throw out an
idea.

At the UNC student union, we used security bolts for all of our rack gear.
It looks like a regular hex bolt, but it has a pin coming up through the
middle such that you had to have a special bit in order to loosen or tighten
them.

Maybe not what you want, but also maybe a cheaper, easier solution.  There
are various kinds here:

http://www.hudsonfasteners.com/security.htm?gclid=CMCOhKb-o5MCFRQNkgodsVpBog

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:12 PM, grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote:

> I need a name for a widget. I can see this clearly in my head & thus
> being a naive American, I assume someone has already manufactured
> something similar that I can buy. My googling has failed due to word
> problems (i.e. I'm using the wrong word, presumably), so maybe someone
> here has a better word.
>
> I have some gear, in standard 19" racks. The gear needs to be accessible
> 24/7, so I can't put it into locking road cases. However, I would still
> like for it to not be stolen.
>
> I have in my mind's eye an arrangement involving a piece of angle-iron
> (i.e. a long skinny piece of metal bent at a 90-degree angle along its
> longitudinal axis) that's affixed via piano hinge to the side of the
> rack, such that it can be swung into place to cover the outer 3/4" or so
> of the rack ears, including the bolt heads, or swung away to allow gear
> to be moved/removed. It can be locked in place via any normal locking
> arrangement, such as a hasp & padlock.
>
> If you've seen such a thing (and know where I can procure it), or have a
> better Google Brain than I do for this, please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ross
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