Ten bucks?!
At least six months ago, I got a brand new Delta 13″ thickness-planer for my woodworking projects. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten to use it at all since I got it, because two small screws weren’t included with the shipment. And, since I have been busy surviving my first term at Caltech, I haven’t had a chance to track down replacements.
Well, this is the last week of the first term, and since I haven’t had any classes to teach, I have been getting some of these things taken care of. And I discovered this pretty nifty website, ServiceNet, that lets you purchase parts for a whole bunch of different power-tools. So, I track down the two small screws that I need. Here is the price breakdown:
| Small screw #1: | $1.75 |
| Small screw #2: | $1.60 |
| Cheapest shipping option: | $7.00 |
Yep, that’s right: $10.35 for two small screws.
So, while on a completely different quest, I happened to check at my local OSH for these screws I need. And, surprise surprise, they have them! (It actually was a surprise - they are metric screws with a hex-socket cap, which I wouldn’t expect are super common.) Total price for five of them, including tax, was just under two bucks.
Saved eight bucks, yay for me! And now I have a brand new way to maim myself.