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Threaded holes must be of specific size to accommodate standard screws. This table shows US standard screw sizes on one page, and metric screw sizes on the next. "Clearance" holes are made with larger drill bits, and are designed to let the threaded fastener pass through the hole without engaging any threads [http://makerspace.tulane.edu/index.php/File:TapDrillSizes.pdf Drill sizes for threaded fasteners]
 
Threaded holes must be of specific size to accommodate standard screws. This table shows US standard screw sizes on one page, and metric screw sizes on the next. "Clearance" holes are made with larger drill bits, and are designed to let the threaded fastener pass through the hole without engaging any threads [http://makerspace.tulane.edu/index.php/File:TapDrillSizes.pdf Drill sizes for threaded fasteners]
  
 
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Drill bits are labeled with 4 different size standards -- letters A-Z; numbers 1-80; fractional inches; and metric. This table shows all 4, with equivalencies. The range is from 0.014" to 1.000"  [http://makerspace.tulane.edu/index.php/File:Drill_sizes.pdf Size and equivalency for standard drill bits]
[http://makerspace.tulane.edu/index.php/File:Drill_sizes.pdf Size and equivalency for standard drill bits]
 
  
 
===Books and Magazines===
 
===Books and Magazines===

Revision as of 20:08, 9 January 2016

Suppliers

Note: Suppliers marked with an asterisk (*) have a local store for in-person shopping.

Tools and Materials

McMaster-Carr

Grainger Industrial Supply

MSC Industrial Supply

*Fastenal

*Lowes

*Home Depot

*(Harry's) Ace Hardware

*Craftsman (Sears)

*Harbor Freight Tools

*Freret Hardware

*Liberty Lumber Yard

Electronics

Newark/element14

Jameco

DigiKey

Mouser Electronics

All Electronics

SparkFun Electronics

Adafruit Industries

*Radio Shack

Kits and Projects

SparkFun Electronics

Adafruit Industries

MakerShed

Information

Tables for holes and fasteners

Threaded holes must be of specific size to accommodate standard screws. This table shows US standard screw sizes on one page, and metric screw sizes on the next. "Clearance" holes are made with larger drill bits, and are designed to let the threaded fastener pass through the hole without engaging any threads Drill sizes for threaded fasteners

Drill bits are labeled with 4 different size standards -- letters A-Z; numbers 1-80; fractional inches; and metric. This table shows all 4, with equivalencies. The range is from 0.014" to 1.000" Size and equivalency for standard drill bits

Books and Magazines

MAKE

O'Reilly Books

Online Resources

Instructables

Thingiverse

Ponoko

YouMagine

MyMiniFactory

GrabCAD

Codecademy

All About Circuits

DesignSpark

Local Collaborators

Laitram Machine Shop

IDIYA