Where to buy some widgets?

[Shann Low]

Anyone know where i can buy some of these little widgets please guys?



They are a 1 & 1/8th inch bronze ring. (28.5mm).

I found some in a US hardware and tried to buy em online, but they don't ship overseas.

Keen to buy a bunch of em locally.

Need to find a couple dozen or so... any idea where in Oz might sell them?

Many TIA.

[chris_stoffa]

Try someone like

http://www.boltmasters.com.au/afawcs0142986/Home.html

I have been surprised repeatedly on the range of stuff that they have - give a branch a ring

Cheers

[Shann Low]

Drew a blank.

[chris_stoffa]

Bumma !

[Brisbane Puff]

Do they need to be brass?? or non magnetic??

[kerry460]

try a marine chandlery store .

kerry

[stockhorse]

Try these guys. http://www.nobles.com.au/Products/Wire-Rope-Strand

[Shann Low]

Just non ferrous i.e. non magnetic.
Brass just looks good polished is all.

Was thinking to make a couple these for the grand kids for Xmas is all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRQPq3m1MZI

At the rate I work.. I need to get started now... to be ready in time.

[nilla60]

Cute! Our local camping store had somewhat similar stainless bits and pieces, but I think the rings weren't solid, but had a butt joint int hem.

[Shann Low]

Yeah - you wouldn't think it would be so hard to find them here.

If I knew what they were made / used for - then I could probably search better for them.

That or open a USA forwarding address box... buy them online in the US and ship them to my forwarding address then pay to have them posted I guess.

If they are ferrous they kinda give away the fact there's a hidden magnet...& movable center pin. Same with if they have a joint... people would just bend the ring to get it out then bend it back.

I've no idea what they are used for thus who might stock them. I have looked under curtain rings etc...

Dunno...

[stretch4x4]

According to Google 316 stainless is austentic stainless steel and hence non magnetic..

So in theory these should work:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5x-Welded-Ri ... 43c9af89f4

[stockhorse]

Since you mentioned it, why not a wooden curtain ring ?

[blutoy]

you can have about 48 a month if you really want
my mistake, i thought you meant these sort of widgets..

Widget_Guinness.jpg

[Gary_M]

Wood would work, but might also allude to the magnet since the posts are metal etc. The non magnetic aspect might lull some into dismissing notions of a magnet as part of the trick kind of thing.

Puzzles are great, but that ones dishonest.

[Shann Low]

Plenty good suggestions there guys - I will go with something I guess.

Was thinking to buy a couple dozen and make 24 of the things - give the grand kids one each and flog the rest off on gumtree or something.

I've a few different puzzles / tricks in mind... just a hobby idea... to keep my hands outta getting into strife.

This one would use those rattle can thingy's probably Blutoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO7aFRO5WMw