I'm going nuts trying to locate a source for a specific size of wire/cable clip/clamp. Here's a picture: are 3/8" wide, and fit a 1/8" diameter cable. The screw hole is ~ 0.150" in diameter, so they easily take a #6 screw. I have a couple in my miscellaneous hardware collection. Some have an oxidized tin finish, and some appear to be bright zinc plated. I have no idea where the ones I have came from, or how ancient they might be. They can't be that exotic, given that I have some from two different sources.I have tried McMaster Carr, Keystone, Heyco, Digikey, Allied, Mouser, etc., to no avail. Part of the problem is that everyone calls them something slightly different. Most of the clips only go down to half an inch wide, which won't work. The only 3/8" wide clips I can find are from KMC Stampings, and they have a 1/8th inch hole, which won't take a #6 screw.I need ~ 100 of these for a product I have in mind, so it's more than I want to drill out, and too few to warrant ordering them custom. The alternative to these clamps is to do a lot more machining, which will probably render the entire effort uneconomical. It took me a couple weeks of pondering to come up with this approach, and given that I already have enough to build some prototypes, I figured I was all set.I've mostly been focusing on electronics vendors, because that is the most likely source for the ones I have. They could also be used to hold down tubing on something, or control cables on lawn mowers, etc.Does anyone recognize these & can you recommend a supplier?Thanks!Doug White

Why not just take a couple over to a local electrical supply house and ask for a hundred of "these things"?They will probably tell you where to get them if they don't have any.We used to call them strain relief's.JC

Help Finding Hardware?

Mar 28, 2010 23 Replies

Rate this thread:

steamer 16 years ago

--Try Au-Ve-Co or however they spell it; they'll have 'em.

Vote

Doug White 16 years ago

steamer wrote in news:4bb0d53b$0$1668 $ snipped-for-privacy@news.sonic.net:

formatting link

Didn't find the right clips, but they have a lot of other neat stuff. I bookmarked them for the future.

Thanks!

Doug White

Vote

steamer 16 years ago

--Well in a pinch it wouldn't be that hard to make a punch and die, then you'd have an endless supply! :-)

Vote

steamer 16 years ago

--Aha! Found 'em! The trick is knowing what they're called; look for 'half clamp'.

formatting link

Vote

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required