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tiny robot hardware?

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Admin:
Have you considered stores that sell/repair watches? Those parts are insanely small. Perhaps a jewelry store?

Is there a Grainger store in your area? They might have it.

Gopher:
Yeah, you're right that an eyeglass place won't have nuts, or long screws. For my purposes, short screws will do fine by themselves, as I'm using materials that take threads well. And I know what you mean about ordering online; besides, on tiny purchases, shipping often more than offsets the savings of online ordering.

Interesting idea on the watch parts; I'll have to add broken mechanical watches/clocks to my list of junk collect for possible parts!

Charlie1138:
I'll check the watch repair shops. That's a good one. Thanks admin.

A camera repair shop might have them too. They could have longer screws.. I don't know about the nuts though. Maybe I will have to learn how to tap some sheet metal. Or I could try to get some selftapping screws, right?

Part of the problem is that I don't even know what size screws these are.. I need to eyeball a match.

But the real problem is that I don't know what the heck I'm doing.  ;D

Admin:
I highly recommend getting a nice pair of digital calipers, they are amazing for measuring stuff (such as screw sizes), and I use them for building even my crudest robots . . .

Ok I admit they are a little pricey, but a good investment.

Charlie1138:
That's a good idea. I will definitely put that on my Christmas list.

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