Screw This!!!
#31
Tech Adept
And yes, I'm the one who's seen (too late!) an idiot workmate borrow my favourite screwdriver to be used as a prybar... and some other idiot colleague try use my new cordless drill as a hammer.
Ill be the first one to admit that I come up with some wild and crazy ideas, but then so did alex bell. Its what keeps the world turning.
And while Im no machinist, I reckon I'd get most of those lathes right. I would just use them for something different ocasionally, if I had to.
#32
Tech Master
If there was only a on-line store like McMaster in Australia
Check this for a range of Cap Screws
Hmmm wonder how much air mail will be.. rofl... Actually how does McMaster prices compare to the place you people shop at?
Scroll down on this site for info on Tensile/Yield Strength of stainless (302/316) and 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9 (alloy) steel. Stainless maybe ok for electric, but others running Gas off-road R/C's have had them snap.
Check this for a range of Cap Screws
Hmmm wonder how much air mail will be.. rofl... Actually how does McMaster prices compare to the place you people shop at?
Scroll down on this site for info on Tensile/Yield Strength of stainless (302/316) and 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9 (alloy) steel. Stainless maybe ok for electric, but others running Gas off-road R/C's have had them snap.
Last edited by au_Nightmare; 04-04-2003 at 12:00 PM.
#33
Tech Master
iTrader: (28)
That McMaster site is really something! But then again, its an online store - can't visit them physically to get assistance.
Imho stainless has not not benefit for RC cars; they're still soft enough to strip their threads.
I buy "high tensile" from Coventry for use on motor screws (both gas and electric) and for suspension components. Chassis screws etc don't really need HT, but sometimes HT is the only one stocked on the shelf.
Haven't stripped a HT thread or head yet... but some of my motor cans are starting to look deformed from overtightening!
Pricewise I think approx/under A$1 each for M3s in single quantities. (Still cheaper than buying spare screws from HPI etc!)
Imho stainless has not not benefit for RC cars; they're still soft enough to strip their threads.
I buy "high tensile" from Coventry for use on motor screws (both gas and electric) and for suspension components. Chassis screws etc don't really need HT, but sometimes HT is the only one stocked on the shelf.
Haven't stripped a HT thread or head yet... but some of my motor cans are starting to look deformed from overtightening!
Pricewise I think approx/under A$1 each for M3s in single quantities. (Still cheaper than buying spare screws from HPI etc!)
#34
Tech Master
Well we could visit if they where in Australia
They have stores at Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York City - Philadelphia.
They have some stuff on the site hey, I think it must be the biggest range of gear I have seen ever online..... Lightbulbs & Hydraulic Pumps to O-Rings and Seals and a whole lot more
They have stores at Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York City - Philadelphia.
Originally posted by WC
That McMaster site is really something! But then again, its an online store - can't visit them physically to get assistance.
That McMaster site is really something! But then again, its an online store - can't visit them physically to get assistance.
#35
Tech Master
iTrader: (28)
Originally posted by au_Nightmare
They have some stuff on the site hey, I think it must be the biggest range of gear I have seen ever online..... Lightbulbs & Hydraulic Pumps to O-Rings and Seals and a whole lot more[/B]
They have some stuff on the site hey, I think it must be the biggest range of gear I have seen ever online..... Lightbulbs & Hydraulic Pumps to O-Rings and Seals and a whole lot more[/B]
Ahh, one of these days... I'm gonna go visit the US and go shopping at Sears. And Home Depot. And the real K-Mart. And Walmart.
#36
Tech Addict
Thread Starter
try to eat at Carl's Jr and Green Burrito and also try eating at Jack In The Box... hehehehe
Dont shop at sears, nor JC Penney.... shop at like CostCo! Buy in BULK! Chocolates in BULK! Home Depot is quite HUGE! and K-Mart is nuts! Not a big fan of Walmart... but you must go and visit Fry's Electronics.... the biggest electronic/computer/music store in the country... its a huuuuuuuuge warehouse!
Dont shop at sears, nor JC Penney.... shop at like CostCo! Buy in BULK! Chocolates in BULK! Home Depot is quite HUGE! and K-Mart is nuts! Not a big fan of Walmart... but you must go and visit Fry's Electronics.... the biggest electronic/computer/music store in the country... its a huuuuuuuuge warehouse!
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Last edited by teamsherman; 04-10-2003 at 02:53 PM.
#38
Tech Addict
Thread Starter
settle pettles...
If there was only a on-line store like McMaster in Australia
Check this for a range of Cap Screws
Hmmm wonder how much air mail will be.. rofl... Actually how does McMaster prices compare to the place you people shop at?
Scroll down on this site for info on Tensile/Yield Strength of stainless (302/316) and 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9 (alloy) steel. Stainless maybe ok for electric, but others running Gas off-road R/C's have had them snap.
Check this for a range of Cap Screws
Hmmm wonder how much air mail will be.. rofl... Actually how does McMaster prices compare to the place you people shop at?
Scroll down on this site for info on Tensile/Yield Strength of stainless (302/316) and 8.8, 10.9 and 12.9 (alloy) steel. Stainless maybe ok for electric, but others running Gas off-road R/C's have had them snap.
#39
Tech Master
They do ship to us as far as I know.. as for shipping.. why is EMS cheaper in some cases then normal air mail????
#40
Tech Addict
Thread Starter
hehehe i had a look at their stock and got dizzy, now i dont know what to get... where can i find the socket head screws?
#41
Tech Master
#42
Registered User
titanium mmmmmmmmmmm
if any1 would like titanium screws, email me @ [email protected] , i may be able to get alloy and stainless also but im only just investigating the whole thing right now, should be no more than a month or so til i can get stock.