Getting to Know Your Future One-Stop Shop Grab another cup of coffee as we take you on a tour of the good and good-grievances of McMaster-Carr. Since we, the McMaster-Carr sages, are forever doomed to stuff our desk drawers with those characteristic yellow baggies till the end of time, we thought we’d give an intro to the noobs that are just beginning to flex their muscles with this almighty resource. When used poorly, we find nothing but overpriced stock components in oversized shipping boxes. When used wisely, this source of mechanical everything brings us a world of fast parts at our fingertips. Today, this article is for those of us who have yet to receive that enlightenment. Those of us who’ve already been enlightened by the McMaster-Carr can design wonders with a vocabulary of parts just one day away at the click of a button. Why? Despite the price, something makes them too useful to ignore by everyday DIY enthusiasts. ![]() Yet their name is ubiquitous among the hacker community. For one, they’re primarily a B2B company and, for two, their prices aren’t cheap. For the penny-pinching basement hacker, McMaster-Carr seems like a weird go-to resource for hardware.
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