• HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    Mcmaster-carr is expensive in the US as well. The cost is for next day delivery, 3D models, dimensioned drawings, and detailed specifications of everything they offer in an easy to use website. And they did all this before Amazon existed

    They even have plugin for CAD software like SolidWorks so you don’t even have to visit the website to access their models. But the price adds up and i often eventually switch over to other suppliers later if the design goes into production.

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      4 hours ago

      I see, so this is essentially there to make prototyping easier and faster and the high component cost is a premium for the value added service.
      Makes sense for anyone working in a company.
      Perhaps not for someone with a low budget.