Finding parts for my project
Hi everyone! I recently decided I wanted a flight stick, but couldn't justify the cost of buying one. What I *can* justify though, is making one. So that's what I'm doing. And, to make it more of a learning experience, I have made it an engineering challenge to design it myself without tutorials or stl prebuilds.
But, finding parts is a nightmare I did not expect. Everyone and their mother seems to have their own keyboard smash company that makes parts I need.
What do you guys use and trust for your projects? Currently I primarily need bearings, and also magnets/hall sensors.
From my own research, the only reliable source I found is McMaster-Carr. But it really sucks to look at potentially putting $50+ into bearings (I'm located in the US).
any help is appreciated!