[modeleng] Re: Parts prices
- From: Jesse <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:15:47 -0500
Allen,
What the heck is a capstan and roller roller box? I know the capstan
ain't the type that was used on sailing ships to raise anchors so wot is it?
For making screws, I use a Box Tool to turn down the stock and a die
holder for the threading, all without stopping the lathe until threads
are complete. The steel I use is 12L14 which is leaded for screw
machine use though 12L15 or 12L13 will work as well.
I think I will go out and pick some cotton while waiting for your answer.
Jesse, the flag waving Rebel in Troy, TN
> 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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