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lampworked drawer pulls and knobs
Does anyone have a source for the internally threaded inserts that go into drawer pulls and knobs?
I could get the refill kit, but $36.00 for 12 seems a bit pricey. Thanks in advance. -- There are no mistakes, only unexplored techniques |
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:44:58 -0500, "Louis Cage"
wrote: Does anyone have a source for the internally threaded inserts that go into drawer pulls and knobs? I could get the refill kit, but $36.00 for 12 seems a bit pricey. Thanks in advance. Try Lee Valley Hardware (probably at www.leevalley.com) or one of the catalogs that offer supplies for wood turners. Check on rec.crafts.woodturning for a list. The price you give sounds way high to me. You can get hanger bolts, with one threaded end for the knob and another, differently-threaded end for the drawer quite economically, like well less than a dollar each, and they come in multiple lengths. Mary -- Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer "A MiG at your six is better than no MiG at all." Anonymous US fighter pilot |
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:44:58 -0500, "Louis Cage" wrote: Does anyone have a source for the internally threaded inserts that go into drawer pulls and knobs? I could get the refill kit, but $36.00 for 12 seems a bit pricey. Thanks in advance. If you live in or near a big city, try finding a McMaster-Carr warehouse. They are like a combination of WWGrainger and HomeDepot. They have almost any little fastener and the like.... Also you may find what you want in HomeDepot's hardware aisle. Look in the section where the specialty fasteners are...usually a bunch of drawers with all sorts of "stuff" |
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Forget about Home Depot, which will have only the most common stuff, in
little bags, only a few of each, at a relatively high cost. What you want is probably what I bought from MSC ( www.mscdirect.com ) stainless steel 8-32 threaded spacers or stand offs, which you can see discussed at http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/MFGL.htm#knobs (a bit slow to load) These are slightly larger (1/4th inch) than the ones in the kit (3/16") but look okay [ several lengths, 67721647 as below, go to the page for other sizes.1/4 In. O.D. Round Threaded Standoffs Type: Round Threaded Standoffs Body Length: 3/4 Thread Size: 8-32 Material: Stainless Steel Finish/Coating: Bright $1.50 -- Mike Firth Hot Glass Bits Furnace Working Website http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/I-UPSUMM.HTM shows recently changed files, click on link "suzilem" wrote in message ... "Moonraker" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:44:58 -0500, "Louis Cage" wrote: Does anyone have a source for the internally threaded inserts that go into drawer pulls and knobs? I could get the refill kit, but $36.00 for 12 seems a bit pricey. Thanks in advance. If you live in or near a big city, try finding a McMaster-Carr warehouse. They are like a combination of WWGrainger and HomeDepot. They have almost any little fastener and the like.... oooooh! Thank you! They are the mother lode! Their webpage is very helpful -- nice illustrations so now I can figure out what to call the little thingamabob BEFORE I go to Home Depot..... http://www.mcmaster.com/ |
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Thanks everyone for the help.
-- There are no mistakes, only unexplored techniques "Mike Firth" wrote in message ... Forget about Home Depot, which will have only the most common stuff, in little bags, only a few of each, at a relatively high cost. What you want is probably what I bought from MSC ( www.mscdirect.com ) stainless steel 8-32 threaded spacers or stand offs, which you can see discussed at http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/MFGL.htm#knobs (a bit slow to load) These are slightly larger (1/4th inch) than the ones in the kit (3/16") but look okay [ several lengths, 67721647 as below, go to the page for other sizes.1/4 In. O.D. Round Threaded Standoffs Type: Round Threaded Standoffs Body Length: 3/4 Thread Size: 8-32 Material: Stainless Steel Finish/Coating: Bright $1.50 -- Mike Firth Hot Glass Bits Furnace Working Website http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/I-UPSUMM.HTM shows recently changed files, click on link "suzilem" wrote in message ... "Moonraker" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:44:58 -0500, "Louis Cage" wrote: Does anyone have a source for the internally threaded inserts that go into drawer pulls and knobs? I could get the refill kit, but $36.00 for 12 seems a bit pricey. Thanks in advance. If you live in or near a big city, try finding a McMaster-Carr warehouse. They are like a combination of WWGrainger and HomeDepot. They have almost any little fastener and the like.... oooooh! Thank you! They are the mother lode! Their webpage is very helpful -- nice illustrations so now I can figure out what to call the little thingamabob BEFORE I go to Home Depot..... http://www.mcmaster.com/ |
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suzilem wrote:
oooooh! Thank you! They are the mother lode! Their webpage is very helpful -- nice illustrations so now I can figure out what to call the little thingamabob BEFORE I go to Home Depot..... http://www.mcmaster.com/ I ordered parts for my kiln online from MMC on a Monday evening and UPS put them on my porch on Wednesday afternoon. -- Jack http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/xmissionbobo/ |
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