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rangerssteamtoys
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Small partsIf you want some small parts here's a great site.
I have been looking for hours
http://www.smallparts.com/?ie=UTF...d_m=AIUBT5HP6PMAF&pf_rd_t=101
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IndianaRog
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I agree Ranger, the place is a virtual candy store for hobby folks.
My only complaint with them is that they ship only by FEDEX...so when I bought a handful of teflon washers from them, I said "please just ship in an envelope with a first class stamp". Nope, $5 in washers cost about $11 shipped FEDEX in a box big enough to hold a toaster.
I have ordered from them since, but I make sure to get enough items at once to bear the cost of the FEDEX delivery charges.
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GUTMACH
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I agree with Rog, Small Parts is a great shop, but the shipping can be a killer ! Recently bought a foot length of 1/4" diameter Delrin rod, the shipping alone double the cost of the order.
Nevertheless, I will be ordering from them in the future, they just have what I need.
Wayde
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rangerssteamtoys
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So its probably best to order in bulk. They have alot of stuff, but alot is out of stock. Mostly the stuff that I want
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alan2525
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Looks like a great site, the only problem I can see is that they are in the USA! A nice one stop shop for all those little project bits though!
Needs a UK based equivalent, lots of choice and reasonable prices too.
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Keith S
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If you were building, say, a shay, or some other geared locomotive with all those bevel gears and uni joints and collars and bearings, that would be your one-stop shop!
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alan2525
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| Keith S wrote: | | If you were building, say, a shay, or some other geared locomotive with all those bevel gears and uni joints and collars and bearings, that would be your one-stop shop! |
If you were building, say, a shay, or some other geared locomotive with all those bevel gears and uni joints and collars and bearings, you could practically build half the loco with bits from that shop!
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WeedenSteam
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| IndianaRog wrote: | I agree Ranger, the place is a virtual candy store for hobby folks.
My only complaint with them is that they ship only by FEDEX...so when I bought a handful of teflon washers from them, I said "please just ship in an envelope with a first class stamp". Nope, $5 in washers cost about $11 shipped FEDEX in a box big enough to hold a toaster.
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What really hurts is the UPS brokerage fees when shipped to Canada,
Parts and shipping $31.71, then brokerage fee of $ 17.10 was added as well as the GST on the fee of $.85.
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