New guy in TX

SwarfMule · Dec 13, 2024

Hey y'all, Im Pete. Im a recently retired model builder/aircraft mechanic and am currently building some simple wobbler engines.
Im sure I'll have many questions going forward, some possibly quite specific, but for now I'll only ask for recommendations for suppliers of hardware such as bolts, nuts, tube, and pipe. Im curious about plumbing techniques as well.
Anyway, back to forum surfin, thanks for havin me

GreenTwin · Dec 14, 2024

I generally look on ebay for small quantities of fasteners, and other small quantity items.
For larger quantities, or specialty items like gears, I use McMaster-Carr.

Welcome Pete, glad to have you.
Post some pictures for us so we can follow along with what you are going.

Pat J.
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lathe nut · Dec 14, 2024

Welcome Pete, these people are very nice, knowledgeable and can do anything one could imagine, I call them "the well spring of wisdom", hope you enjoy these folks.

CFLBob · Dec 14, 2024

For screws I'm likely to need a good quantity of, I use Bolt Depot and typically get 100. They've gotten better at shipping costs, but that's the problem with buying screws and standard hardware - it's heavy compared to sending mail. I was just looking for some odd screws for a home repair and the local True Value hardware store beat them in price, even with shipping and guesstimating my gas cost to drive to the store.

For tubing and pipe, either Speedy Metals or Online Metals.

Wp356 · Dec 14, 2024

Welcome Pete. Glad you signed up. Where abouts in Texas?

plipoma · Dec 14, 2024

Welcome Pete! I'm in Dickinson, TX. where are you? Hope close by!

SwarfMule · Dec 14, 2024

Wp356 said:
Welcome Pete. Glad you signed up. Where abouts in Texas?

Im just west of Ft Worth

Sprocket · Dec 14, 2024

Not sure what you are looking for in the way of pipe and plumbing, but if it is stuff like this

Look at PM Research. Lots of little fittings and pipes. Also Model Taper Pipe (MTP) taps and dies.
For more scale fasteners, Godshalls
Custom Machine or American Model Engineering.(same place)
Doug

Tom-AMS · Dec 15, 2024

SwarfMule said:
Im just west of Ft Worth

I'm south of Ft W ...Cleburne

awake · Dec 16, 2024

Welcome to the forum!

Lately I've bought some of my fasteners on Amazon. Sometimes they come out cheaper than eBay, especially if one has Prime. Quality wise, there seems to be a pretty wide range (reflected by a wide range in price). Unfortunately, I am not at all confident that the hardware available in the local big-box stores is of significantly better quality than much of the cheaper import options - I'd be curious whether others agree, or have had a different experience.

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