Personally I think the prices shown for these components are quite reasonable.
I am thankful to have discovered them. For me to make a brass 'S' shaped crank
from 1/8" material would probably take a couple of hours at least, so $38 is a
steal. Where I live machinists charge $80/hr plus materials. Custom machine
shops here won't look at a job under $500, so if you can get a shaft for $45 I
really believe it's a bargain. Incidentally, I am not connected with any of
these suppliers.
Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: Roy Trotter
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [HG] Where Hardware Where!?!?
Good luck having it made. Everyone I've spoken to puts it together from
pieces mostly gather from a hardware store. There's a placle locally called
"Fort Worth Bolt and Tool that sells . Cold steel rod, ball bearings and stop
collars. ( You can get a pretty clear Idea from the "Dutch Supplement" PDF on
www.hurdygurdy.com.) I used a rod of allthread for my first and the usual nuts
and washers: there is some shaping on the head end that probably wouldnt be
tried without a metal lathe. As the rod comes in 1 yard ( a little shorter than
a meter ) lentghts, I made up a half dozen blanks. That lathe is not
inaccesible and I don''t know what I'm going to do next time....
Good luck either way.
Roy Trotter
On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 6:45 PM, Douwe Boschma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi everyone,
While I am waiting for Nagy Balazs to start with the tekero I ordered I
tried to channel my impatience into building a Symphony. I am having loads of
fun with it because it actually starts to look like one and a really nice one
too... But now I am getting to the hardware stage.
I need an axel and wheel and the hardware bits and pieces belonging to
that.
Now I found two options in the internet....
Crap, but cheap and without a wheel:
http://www.harpkit.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=hurdhdwe&Category_Code=
Nice stuff but expensive: http://www.hurdygurdycrafters.com/parts.asp
I don't speak French!: http://www.boisbuis.com/
Now the most important thing to me is the axel and hardware like flange and
bearings.
Does anyone have an address where I can have it made?
Thanks!!!
Douwe
