gerritv
Gerrit
buy from a canadian source: https://www.pacfast.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)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 passed your "invitation" on to Quinn via Patreon.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 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)
That's pretty accurate, yep.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.
I have been sourcing small fasteners in steel and brass from two main places- McMaster-Carr and MicroFasteners.
Welcome from Ottawa, I see you also like to tinker with electronics, there are quite a few of us that do the same.
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).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.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.
You don't need a US connection. I get McMaster Carr orders delivered the next day to my door in Canada. However, you do need a business account
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.
Great stock, esp in BA including hex stock. BUT, they don't (they say can't) ship to Canada or US. (as of 2 months ago). I ordered BA hex stock, had it delivered to a friend in UK who posted it on to me.I thought this outfit carried around this size in UNF but maybe I'm mistaken with their BA stock
EKP Supplies UK Screw Manufacturer and Stockist - EKP Supplies - Precision Turned Parts for Model Engineering
EKP Supplies sell engineering tools and model engineering supplies, screw manufacturer,www.ekpsupplies.co.uk
BUT, they don't (they say can't) ship to Canada or US. (as of 2 months ago).
Do some looking at Lathe Box Tools, online. Essentially it is a turning tool with a built in steady rest, to allow you to do the take-down to threading diameter in a single pass, same as happens on a capstan production lathe (where a Box Tool is certainly more common). Then, if yer really ballin', keep yer eyes out for a small Geometric Die Head and appropriate inserts....The only thing I've found making my own bolts is stick-out turning to OD before die threading. At a certain length it really needs support. The trick is supporting while cutting, potentially at different diameters, but not spending copious time adjusting things. I made a rudimentary mini travelling steady. It worked but also a bit fiddly.
SHCS hold the bushing. Yellow is stock diameter, you support the uncut material. Hex would require appropriate circle of course.These are good ideas.
Am I understanding correct? Red = stock diameter. Yellow = reduced diameter. The SHCS are kind of fine tuning traveling steady's? I guess it would pretty much be a single pass operation but that should be perfectly fine for screws where the head is not appreciably bigger than the shank. Ball ended + sprung set screws come to mind.
I can see this working great for cylindrical stock. But if one was feeding hex stock for bolts.... would just a travelling bushing with slightly oversize hole ID be OK? Obviously adjustment screws are out. Or would dimensional variation of hex corners vs hole ID be problematic?