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I am looking for a good source for project hardware. For a Shopsmith example: 515859 Knob with Stud. The price is all over the place for these things. My next project requires 12 of these knobs (8 1/4 - 20 x 3/4 and 4 1/4 - 20 X 1 1/2). The price is all over the place from $1.50 to $6.50. The Shopsmith example is the lowest price I've found but I need other sizes on occasion. The same goes for other types of fixture type hardware. Anyone have a good source on this type of hardware.

Michael

Not sure what you're building, but I love the heck out of Woodpeckers' multi knob. You can either use a nut or a bolt of whatever size you need. Well made and gives an outstanding grip. http://www.woodpeck.com/multiknob.html

dynabase wrote:I am looking for a good source for project hardware. For a Shopsmith example: 515859 Knob with Stud. The price is all over the place for these things. My next project requires 12 of these knobs (8 1/4 - 20 x 3/4 and 4 1/4 - 20 X 1 1/2). The price is all over the place from $1.50 to $6.50. The Shopsmith example is the lowest price I've found but I need other sizes on occasion. The same goes for other types of fixture type hardware. Anyone have a good source on this type of hardware.

Michael

Here's a goodly assortment for you.

http://www.jwwinco.com/products/section8/index.html

I think J.W. Winco must the mother lode for this sort of stuff. Also levers, handles, cranks, etc. No minimum order and free ground shipping, but a $9 fee added for orders under $50.

roy_okc wrote:Not sure what you're building, but I love the heck out of Woodpeckers' multi knob. You can either use a nut or a bolt of whatever size you need. Well made and gives an outstanding grip. http://www.woodpeck.com/multiknob.html

That looks like a good solution and eliminates the problem of never having the right length stud. The price seems reasonable considering the price of the individual threaded knobs. They come in a 12 pack and it just so happens I need 12 for this project.

FYI: I am building a "Portable Dovetail Jig Workcenter" for my Porter Cable dovetail Machine. http://www.woodsmithshop.com/media/pdf/ ... etails.pdf

I've found a lot of good jig building parts at:

www.leevalley.com.

They now have a separate catalog of those sorts of parts. It is online here:

http://www.leevalley.com/us/home/Online ... d=950b84ae

(this is the US version)

They are one of my favorite catalog places and if your order is at least $40 they have free shipping from April 4th to April 18.

I often have an order ready to go already when these free shipping times happen and this time is no exception.

So even if you have already ordered somewhere else it will be worth your while to at least check out what they have for a future projects.

Ed

Just saw your post. It looks like you may have found what you are looking for but if not, my son has a company called t-nuts located in Charlotte NC. no
Not sure of all the stuff he carries but he has a pretty comprehensive web site at www.t-nuts.com.

Thanks for the information. The t-nuts site has lots of good stuff at a fair price. I will keep the link handy.

reible wrote:They are one of my favorite catalog places and if your order is at least $40 they have free shipping from April 4th to April 18.

I often have an order ready to go already when these free shipping times happen and this time is no exception.

I do the same thing. I ask about ordering out of stock items during the free shipping periods and was told my card would be charged when the item shipped with free shipping. I have several of their tools and have never been disappointed.

Lee Valley is my go to source for brad point drill bits. They have all the odd sizes that my Shopsmith set does not include.

BuckeyeDennis wrote: Here's a goodly assortment for you.

http://www.jwwinco.com/products/section8/index.html

I think J.W. Winco must the mother lode for this sort of stuff. Also levers, handles, cranks, etc. No minimum order and free ground shipping, but a $9 fee added for orders under $50.

What a treasure trove. This goes way beyond wood working. Thank you for posting this.

roy_okc wrote:Not sure what you're building, but I love the heck out of Woodpeckers' multi knob. You can either use a nut or a bolt of whatever size you need. Well made and gives an outstanding grip. http://www.woodpeck.com/multiknob.html

I think I need to put an assortment of these on my wish list. I really like the idea of being able to just grab a bolt the right length and go with it and I don't think I'm going to be breaking many of these knobs.