13 amp mains 6 outlet extension socket

hi i am organising the shack with bench and have a 6 socket mains extension lead i want to fit it on the bench but having difficulty  lining up the screw holes to hold it down is there a way to do this hope all enjoyed the yorkshire bash we both had covid so at home thanks for looking paul m0kbd

Hi Paul,

I always lay a piece of paper on the back of this type of extension socket and either using a pencil or better still one of the grandkids crayons make a 'rubbing' to transfer the hole spacing onto it. Just remember to flip the paper over when transferring in case the screw holes are offset.

They say you can simply measure the hole spacing but it always lands up 'off'!
(Dodgy old eyesight I suppose! )

I remember when such sockets had a piece of template paper with them along with the instructions.

I tend to use countersink screws so that when you align the socket up to them (so long as they're screwed down tight enough) you should have wiggle room to click it satisfyingly in place.

Hope that helps.


All the best,
Victor

i put a pen mark on the top of the plug fitting that line up with the holes then lay the fitting down and transfer the pen marks to whatever i screw it to ...

hi thanks for your help now mounted paul  m0kbd 73s

That's a good idea Victor.  I have always tried to measure them and have been slightly off.  I did however see one socket with the measurements on them.

Victor wrote:

Hi Paul,

I always lay a piece of paper on the back of this type of extension socket and either using a pencil or better still one of the grandkids crayons make a 'rubbing' to transfer the hole spacing onto it. Just remember to flip the paper over when transferring in case the screw holes are offset.

They say you can simply measure the hole spacing but it always lands up 'off'!
(Dodgy old eyesight I suppose! )

I remember when such sockets had a piece of template paper with them along with the instructions.

I tend to use countersink screws so that when you align the socket up to them (so long as they're screwed down tight enough) you should have wiggle room to click it satisfyingly in place.

Hope that helps.


All the best,
Victor

Cheers Victor

You may have just answered why my late father kept crayons and tracing paper in his tool kit.

Hi Ray,

Ha! Method in the madness I think they call it. I think your Father was a wise man.

I've used the same thing for all sorts from gasket making on motorcycles to pattern making replacement parts let alone mounting stuff. I'm not fancy/rich enough to own tracing paper so always nick a bit of the white baking parchment from the wife's cupboard! (Shhh - I'll run out if she catches on and decides to start hiding it! )


All the best to you mate,
Victor

Victor wrote:

Hi Ray,

Ha! Method in the madness I think they call it. I think your Father was a wise man.

I've used the same thing for all sorts from gasket making on motorcycles to pattern making replacement parts let alone mounting stuff. I'm not fancy/rich enough to own tracing paper so always nick a bit of the white baking parchment from the wife's cupboard! (Shhh - I'll run out if she catches on and decides to start hiding it! )


All the best to you mate,
Victor

Sorry I'm going off topic now

There was many a time when a cereal box was cut up and used as a make shift gasket when I was banger racing 🤪

Cornflake packet got me home from Yorkshire once on my old Honda CB400n.

Bacofoil head gasket on another bike.....Bent nail as woodruff key to hold the alternator flywheel on another....Oh the horror stories!!

Blew the main radiator hose on my old GPZ600R, popped into a local car parts store and an old Mini one fit with a bit of cutting......fraction of the price of a Kawasaki original too!


Yes, definitely off-topic.......naughty admin.

The good times i remember them well.
Forgot to let go of one bike doing around the speed limit snapped the nerves in my left shoulder but still remember it as my left hand don't work lol god old days.
Had many bikes after just keep my fingers on the clutch.