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Where to find all your Mechanical Components for cheap!

Postby JACOBO » Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:40 pm

I just all the parts i needed for really cheap. Come to find out, this is the biggest Mechanical Components Company in the World and they have a location in Chicago that ships stuff out to you in 3 days or less. No cutting charges or minimum orders required. The companies name is Misumi USA.

http://us.misumi-ec.com/mech/
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Re: Where to find all your Mechanical Components for cheap!

Postby lasersafe1 » Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:31 am

There might be good deals there, but it sure is hard to see from visiting the site. No prices are listed and it looks very complicated to create a part number to ask for a quote. It is among the worst sites I have seen from a "useability" standpoint. Sorry to be critical, but you should have your web designer take notes from McMaster-Carr for good website design. All categories use a parametric drill-down to the final item and prices are shown online.
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Re: Where to find all your Mechanical Components for cheap!

Postby bdring » Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:31 am

I never had any trouble with it. Even the catalog lists all the prices. They even have 3d CAD models of all the parts. You need open the configurator.

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P.S. There is no site (or maybe digikey is close) as good as McMaster.
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Re: Where to find all your Mechanical Components for cheap!

Postby aargelio » Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:14 am

today for the time i was enable to order some parts.
the only problem that is very case Case sensitivity.

For example the catalog have part number for spring nuts.

TYPE NO. M
HNTU 5 5

so to order part you have to (HNTU5-5)
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Re: Where to find all your Mechanical Components for cheap!

Postby bdring » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:10 am

I use a lot of 80/20 and Unistrut at work, so I was a tough convert to Misumi. The initial selling point for me was the small radius on the corner. The V Rail does not register well on the other guys extrusions. I suggest ordering the Misumi catalog. It is huge and just browsing through it gives you good ideas. I found the slot covers that way and use them to hide my wires.
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Re: Where to find all your Mechanical Components for cheap!

Postby lasersafe1 » Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:52 pm

bdring wrote: You need open the configurator.



Ahhh! My mistake! But of course it was an easy mistake. The "OPEN" button is greyed out. I assumed this indicated a dead link and didn't even try to push it. They should at least change the un-hover color of that button.

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