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Small quick-release fastener help

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I figured I would post this up here in the Garage for max visibility. If its better suited somewhere else feel free to flag someone to move it.

So here's the deal:



This is my ham radio transciever. It does everything I want, ham bands from 1.5 MHz through 450 MHz, receive on CB/GMRS/FRS, etc.

I like to move it between my desk, car, truck, and the field.

Four M4 screws secure it in place.

What I want to do is build a mounting bracket with an 'L' shape (rotated 90 degrees) so it can just slide and drop into place. The bracket is no big deal.

I'm having trouble looking for an ideal fastener. I could just use these same M4 screws. But I would really like some posts sticking out of the side to make insertion into the bracket easy. Then there would be some type of tension mechanism (1/4 or 1/2 turn) to secure the thing in place.

Thoughts/suggestions?

I could swing down to the local Fastenall and see if they have any ideas. Figured I would run this past the brain trust first in case someone knows just the thing I'm looking for :thumb:
 
If you do your bracketry right, you wouldn't necessarily need to remove the bolt all the way. Sort of a track for the bolt to slide through and then drop into a low spot.

Might be hard to do by hand. Cut the track that is.
 
cybrfire said:
If you do your bracketry right, you wouldn't necessarily need to remove the bolt all the way. Sort of a track for the bolt to slide through and then drop into a low spot.

Might be hard to do by hand. Cut the track that is.
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Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking. We'll see what happens.
 
Had a rough day today, not thinking as clearly as usual, but.............Velcro????
 
Fordum said:
Had a rough day today, not thinking as clearly as usual, but.............Velcro????
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Too heavy, even with the super velcro (not the hook-and-loop, but the industrial strength stuff). Well... actually the super velcro would work, with an extra strip or two... but then it wouldn't come off :haha: Also one of its mounting locations is a car trunk. I don't need the adhesive failing in summer temperatures.
 
I've seen some truckers use drawer slides as mounts,so they can swap the CB into another truck easier..
 
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