[modeleng] Parts prices
- From: stepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:02:10 +0100
I rarely buy parts or materials, as I have enough stock to cater for
most things.
The exception being when (if) I am buying castings for a new model, or
stocking up on whatever, and that is usually at one of the shows.
Yesterday I found that I needed some 1" long x 6BA studs, or similar
size bolts.
Of course, I could make them, but dont have any steel of the right diameter.
If I had a small capstan, and a roller box, or even the latter, I could
turn down some 1/8" bar, then thread it, cut it, reverse in lathe and
thread other end, etc.
But I need 48 of them, and the time it will take could be better spent
on other things.
So, a quick look on the internet at all the major suppliers.
What I found is that prices vary enormously, with some being, either
highly optimistic, or perhaps they are a joke!
In addition, some companies have no idea how to set up a website, so
that customers can find the information they want.
Such things as "what form of payment do they take? is a fairly basic
piece of information that many prospective customers might want to know.
I have yet to decide who to buy from, and given the time I have spent in
looking, perhaps making them would have been cost effective!
What are the opinions of others here?
Alan
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