Doug White wrote:

"Artemus" wrote in
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"Doug White" wrote in message
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I'm going nuts trying to locate a source for a specific size of
wire/cable clip/clamp. Here's a pictu

http://users.rcn.com/gwhite/Misc/Wire_Clips.jpg

They 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

I recognize them. My father used to work for ma bell as an installer
and he had a few pounds of them at home. They were used to secure
JKT wire(now apparently called station wire) runs. No idea on
suppliers though.
Art

Part of the problem is that a lot of folks are now using plastic clamps
of one sort or another. For phone wire, I've been using plastic clips
that come with nails pre-installed for decades now, and they sell
adhesive backed ones as well. I need the clamps to be vaguely conductive
for anti-static reasons, so most plastics are out.

Doug White

How about adding a little contact spring to solve the conductivity issue
and let you use the more available nylon straps?