RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

I think you misunderestimate the capacity of my theoretical evildoers 
for evildoing, but as a stopgap it may be worth investigating . . .

James Hepler wrote:
> 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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