Taper Pins

[EdK]

Anybody know where I can get small quantities of taper pins? I only need two and can't seem to find anywhere that sells them in small quantities. I need #2 taper pins, 1.25" long.

Ed

[haroldmulder]

(05-09-2017, 05:36 PM)EdK Wrote: Anybody know where I can get small quantities of taper pins? I only need two and can't seem to find anywhere that sells them in small quantities. I need #2 taper pins, 1.25" long.

Ed

I guess depends what you mean by small quantity. McMaster Carr seems to sell them in packs of 10 and reasonable cost. 

Harold

[Ed ke6bnl]

the first place that comes to me is Mc Master Carr

[EdK]

(05-09-2017, 05:46 PM)haroldmulder Wrote:

(05-09-2017, 05:36 PM)EdK Wrote: Anybody know where I can get small quantities of taper pins? I only need two and can't seem to find anywhere that sells them in small quantities. I need #2 taper pins, 1.25" long.

Ed

I guess depends what you mean by small quantity. McMaster Carr seems to sell them in packs of 10 and reasonable cost. 

Harold

That's the first place I looked. It's reasonable if you need 10 but I only need two so that makes it unreasonable. $9.47 for 10 makes my cost $4.74 plus shipping a piece for the two I need. I may as well get 25 of the steel ones for $7.46 lowering my cost. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion though.

Maybe I'll check a local hardware store and see if they might have them.

Ed

[Vinny]

If not, here's a bit cheaper: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Taper-0-193-La...SwdzVXrTWN

It's still 25 but they're only $6.99 + 3.29 shipping from Wisconsin.

[dallen]

ace hardware sells them around here. you want I can check an see if they have what your wanting and drop a couple in the mail.

[Dr Stan]

(05-09-2017, 05:36 PM)EdK Wrote: Anybody know where I can get small quantities of taper pins? I only need two and can't seem to find anywhere that sells them in small quantities. I need #2 taper pins, 1.25" long.

Ed

That's one of the problems of living in small town or rural US.  Had similar issue when I was living in Kearney NE all the hardware stores did not know one pin from another and kept trying to sell me roll pins.  Fortunately there is a machine tool re-builder in town who was nice enough to give me the pin(s) I needed.

Break down & buy the package then keep in a safe place.  Ya know the one you cannot find until after you order more.  

The other option is to make a couple of pins.

[EdK]

(05-09-2017, 08:30 PM)dallen Wrote: ace hardware sells them around here. you want I can check an see if they have what your wanting and drop a couple in the mail.

That's where I was going to try. There's an Ace hardware store close to the route I take to work.

Ed

[EdK]

Well this is somewhat embarrassing. I could have sworn I had already purchased the taper pins and the reamer from McMaster. I checked my order history on their web site and neither showed up as being purchased. This evening I still had that vague feeling I had purchased those so I went to the shop to look in the project box and there they are.  

I'm sure glad I hadn't ordered more of them, especially the reamer which is quite spendy.

Ed

[Roadracer_Al]

I have no idea what you're talking about. Stuff like that NEVER happens to me. ;)