CA-ON Small Fasteners

[gerritv]

buy from a canadian source: https://www.pacfast.com/

 

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Quinn (blondiehacks on YouTube) lives in Canada and is using a ton of small brass hex heads (you have to but them long and cut to length).

If you scroll to the bottom of her homepage there is an email link so you can ask her what her source is:

Blondihacks

blondihacks.com

I had no idea Quinn was Canadian, shame she doesn't frequent this forum because she makes great videos and could no doubt contribute to the forum. I liked her before and now I like her even more. Other favourites: Clough42, Mr.Pete (the shop teacher)

 

[ChazzC]

I had no idea Quinn was Canadian, shame she doesn't frequent this forum because she makes great videos and could no doubt contribute to the forum. I liked her before and now I like her even more. Other favourites: Clough42, Mr.Pete (the shop teacher)

I passed your "invitation" on to Quinn via Patreon.

 

[Blondihacks]

I have been sourcing small fasteners in steel and brass from two main places- McMaster-Carr and MicroFasteners.

McMaster-Carr will ship to Canadians, you just have to supply a business name when you order the first time. They don't actually verify you are a business. They will email you once to confirm the name of your business and presto- second day delivery of their entire catalogue from their warehouse in Ontario from that point onwards. No import fees or other shenanigans. Well worth the few minutes to set up a business account. I end up ordered most of my materials there as well because they have everything, they sell short lengths, and it's always two-day shipping. If you want to make it official, declare yourself a sole-proprietorship and get a business license from your town hall. This is not tax advice, but make sure your accountant knows you did this.

MicroFasteners is in the US, but they ship by postal mail (usually a small padded envelope) so the shipping charges are very reasonable. I've found they have a few things that McMaster doesn't.

I've also sourced some small fasteners from UK model engineering suppliers on eBay. For example, I could not find anyone in North America who sells 1/16" plain copper rivets with round heads. However a few bucks on eBay and a few weeks of waiting netted a lifetime supply from a shop in the UK.

 

[ChazzC]

Welcome to the gang, Quinn! As we like to say, “Don’t be afraid to ask questions.” Also, “If they’re aren’t pictures, it didn’t happen” (I’ll skip “Show us your work” & “What’s in your shop” ).


Charlie

 

[Susquatch]

I had no idea Quinn was Canadian, shame she doesn't frequent this forum because she makes great videos and could no doubt contribute to the forum. I liked her before and now I like her even more. Other favourites: Clough42, Mr.Pete (the shop teacher)

I tend to enjoy her content too. I like her openness about her successes and failures and her experimental approach. I usually learn something and I like that very very much. Learning is my biggest hobby.

Some on here may know more than I do. So please correct or complete any voids. She was a Canadian farm girl (another reason to like her) but she moved to the USA in her early 20s. As her content succeeded, and became less "rooted" she decided to move back home to Canada just a few years ago.

She also has a good gaming and electronics background and enjoys making things.

Ya, I like her.

Clough42 is ok, but not on the same level despite being an engineer. Once in a while he has some good content and I confess watching a number of his videos end to end.

Mr. Pete, not so much. Got past his intro once, but he totally turns me off. A great example of wasting my time with waaaaay too much droning on and on and on about nothing worth listening to.

I also enjoy some of Joe Pie's content. Again, too much droning on and on but he comes through at the end with some good ideas, suggestions, and content. I have found that fast forwarding his stuff works pretty well.

I find it hard to watch OxTools. I can't put my finger on why.

I really like Rhenzetti and Gotteswinter. They do some amazing things. Obviously two very talented people. But still quite hard to watch end to end.

My favorite YouTube videos have been off-limits for a long time. They are the ones by our very own @Mcgyver. He never tries to entertain (which I hate), nor does he seem financially motivated (which I hate too), but he does have some amazing projects which have been well documented and I have very much enjoyed watching them.

So ya, that my 2 cents for what it's worth.

 

[Blondihacks]

Some on here may know more than I do. So please correct or complete any voids. She was a Canadian farm girl (another reason to like her) but she moved to the USA in her early 20s. As her content succeeded, and became less "rooted" she decided to move back home to Canada just a few years ago.

That's pretty accurate, yep.

 

[Susquatch]

Oh oh..... That's what I get for not looking before I post!

I have been sourcing small fasteners in steel and brass from two main places- McMaster-Carr and MicroFasteners.

Welcome Quinn! You don't need an introduction for most of us, but if you want to, you can feel at ease doing so in the new members section.

As a Canadian forum, members are not shy about making fun of each other so best to buckle up for the ride. It's all good fun. Enjoy the laughs and please pitch them back twice as hard as they come.

Lastly, nothing better that the subject (you) correcting the author (me) in the post about you above. Especially make sure I didn't say anything incorrect about you.

Again, welcome and enjoy!

Edit - damn, beat again!

 

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Welcome from Ottawa, I see you also like to tinker with electronics, there are quite a few of us that do the same.

 

[kstrauss]

I tend to enjoy her content too. I like her openness about her successes and failures and her experimental approach. I usually learn something and I like that very very much. Learning is my biggest hobby.

Some on here may know more than I do. So please correct or complete any voids. She was a Canadian farm girl (another reason to like her) but she moved to the USA in her early 20s. As her content succeeded, and became less "rooted" she decided to move back home to Canada just a few years ago.

She also has a good gaming and electronics background and enjoys making things.

Ya, I like her.

Clough42 is ok, but not on the same level despite being an engineer. Once in a while he has some good content and I confess watching a number of his videos end to end.

Mr. Pete, not so much. Got past his intro once, but he totally turns me off. A great example of wasting my time with waaaaay too much droning on and on and on about nothing worth listening to.

I also enjoy some of Joe Pie's content. Again, too much droning on and on but he comes through at the end with some good ideas, suggestions, and content. I have found that fast forwarding his stuff works pretty well.

I find it hard to watch OxTools. I can't put my finger on why.

I really like Rhenzetti and Gotteswinter. They do some amazing things. Obviously two very talented people. But still quite hard to watch end to end.

My favorite YouTube videos have been off-limits for a long time. They are the ones by our very own @Mcgyver. He never tries to entertain (which I hate), nor does he seem financially motivated (which I hate too), but he does have some amazing projects which have been well documented and I have very much enjoyed watching them.

So ya, that my 2 cents for what it's worth.

To make slow talking/lots of fluff YouTube presenters slightly less annoying I usually set the playback speed to 1.25 or 1.5 (use the gear settings thingy at the bottom of the screen).

 

[Raygers]

I tend to enjoy her content too. I like her openness about her successes and failures and her experimental approach. I usually learn something and I like that very very much. Learning is my biggest hobby.

Some on here may know more than I do. So please correct or complete any voids. She was a Canadian farm girl (another reason to like her) but she moved to the USA in her early 20s. As her content succeeded, and became less "rooted" she decided to move back home to Canada just a few years ago.

She also has a good gaming and electronics background and enjoys making things.

Ya, I like her.

Clough42 is ok, but not on the same level despite being an engineer. Once in a while he has some good content and I confess watching a number of his videos end to end.

Mr. Pete, not so much. Got past his intro once, but he totally turns me off. A great example of wasting my time with waaaaay too much droning on and on and on about nothing worth listening to.

I also enjoy some of Joe Pie's content. Again, too much droning on and on but he comes through at the end with some good ideas, suggestions, and content. I have found that fast forwarding his stuff works pretty well.

I find it hard to watch OxTools. I can't put my finger on why.

I really like Rhenzetti and Gotteswinter. They do some amazing things. Obviously two very talented people. But still quite hard to watch end to end.

My favorite YouTube videos have been off-limits for a long time. They are the ones by our very own @Mcgyver. He never tries to entertain (which I hate), nor does he seem financially motivated (which I hate too), but he does have some amazing projects which have been well documented and I have very much enjoyed watching them.

So ya, that my 2 cents for what it's worth.

Carrying on with the YouTube channels, one of my favourites is Cutting Edge Engineering Australia, one of the stars is a Staffy named homeless.