{"id":123,"date":"2018-02-22T23:28:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T23:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kylecothern.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2020-05-17T02:13:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T02:13:04","slug":"mcmaster-rules-my-favorite-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kylecothern.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/22\/mcmaster-rules-my-favorite-things\/","title":{"rendered":"McMaster Rules! My Favorite Things."},"content":{"rendered":"

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McMaster-Carr<\/a> is the single greatest website on the internet. Maybe you’ve heard of it. I figure my real first post should be about something great, so here you go.<\/p>\n

You can get smoke bombs<\/a>, witches hats, deadblow sledge hammers and everything in between. Bonus points: If you’re in LA, you can get same day delivery if you order in the AM, and it’s dirt cheap shipping.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple items I’ve ordered over the years and fallen in love with.<\/p>\n

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Mitotoyo Harsh Environment Digital Calipers 12″<\/a> – These are my favorite calipers for day to day work in the field and in the shop. They’re pretty durable, can take a splashing of coolant, and are just the right size for a quick check to confirm most rectilinear dimensions \/ tolerances on machined parts and assemblies.<\/p>\n

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Fowler Carbide Tipped Scriber<\/a> – A replaceable, retractable carbide tip makes this scriber great for marking metal parts, especially after getting a quick coat of Dykem marking fluid<\/a>. This tool will let you mark lengths and layout cuts on metal parts quickly and easily.<\/p>\n

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Starett Lever Style Dial Indicator\u00a0<\/a>– A machinist’s best friend. When combined with an indicator holder ( I prefer this NOGA one<\/a>) you can Tram a Vise on a mill, measure straightness, runout on a tool, perpendicularity on a surface plate, center stock in a lathe, set zeros on tooling balls, the list goes on and on. This is an invaluable measurement device.<\/p>\n

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52100 Chrome Steel Balls<\/a> – Everyone needs a couple giant, super hard balls in their lives. And these come in cheap at $21.<\/p>\n

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Bulk Rubber Bands<\/a> – Many an office war has been fought with a box of these. Cheap ($9). Shoot them up in the rafters for extra points.<\/p>\n

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Kurt Machine Vises<\/a> – Best vises in all the land. Take a beating and keep repeating, These make life easy, cause they’re so well made and sturdy, and the attention to detail in the design is really nice. Heavy as a box of steel rocks, recommend a two person lift of anything bigger than a 6″ vise.\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Bright Orange Deadblow Sledge Hammer<\/a> (the only tool you really need) – Speaks for itself. Great for adjusting things. Saved the best for last.<\/p>\n

That rounds out the first 7 or so things I tend to purchase when confronted with a new shiny venture into the hardware unknown. The real McMaster shopping lists in aerospace tend to be endless, With enough duct tape and fasteners, you could send a McMaster rocket to space (just ask SpaceX hehe).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

McMaster-Carr is the single greatest website on the internet. Maybe you’ve heard of it. I figure my real first post should be about something great, so here you go. You can get smoke bombs, witches hats, deadblow sledge hammers and everything in between. Bonus points: If you’re in LA, you can get same day delivery … <\/p>\n

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