• ulterno@programming.dev
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    21 days ago

    That’s lovely.
    And I just realised what I needed was an Internal and External Tooth Lock washer. I didn’t know before, what it was called.

    A pity that the US pricing is to high for my country, on top of which, it might be shipped from the US, adding expense.

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      19 days ago

      Mcmaster-carr is expensive in the US as well. The cost is for next day delivery, 3D models, dimensioned drawings, and detailed specifications of everything they offer in an easy to use website. And they did all this before Amazon existed

      They even have plugin for CAD software like SolidWorks so you don’t even have to visit the website to access their models. But the price adds up and i often eventually switch over to other suppliers later if the design goes into production.

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        19 days ago

        I see, so this is essentially there to make prototyping easier and faster and the high component cost is a premium for the value added service.
        Makes sense for anyone working in a company.
        Perhaps not for someone with a low budget.