2023: A Year in Gear (What You've Bought or Want to Buy in 2023)

[vurt]

yay!!

it comes with knurlies
are these going to be addictive? will i want to go all knurlie now? 100 quids worth of screws sounds mental tbh

If you decide to get addictive to them, ALM have their own version which are a little bit cheaper than Befaco's

https://busycircuits.com/product/alm-ca ... ws-m3-6mm/

cheers!

[elxsound]

yay!!

it comes with knurlies
are these going to be addictive? will i want to go all knurlie now? 100 quids worth of screws sounds mental tbh

If you decide to get addictive to them, ALM have their own version which are a little bit cheaper than Befaco's

https://busycircuits.com/product/alm-ca ... ws-m3-6mm/

cheers!

Those ones look nicer than knurlies! I guess it’s a good thing they don’t have them in black, or else I’d be tempted to stupidly switch, and that would be more expensive.

[Shabdahbriah]

yay!!

it comes with knurlies
are these going to be addictive? will i want to go all knurlie now? 100 quids worth of screws sounds mental tbh

If you decide to get addictive to them, ALM have their own version which are a little bit cheaper than Befaco's

https://busycircuits.com/product/alm-ca ... ws-m3-6mm/

Im honestly surprised Befaco havent yet brought out ones out that match all the colour options of their bananuts...

Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08-06-54 M3 Aluminum Alloy Thumb Screw Mesh Knurled With Steps Hand Tighten Bolt Home DIY eBay.png

https://www.ebay.com/itm/225464417972?c ... xoEALw_wcB

Screenshot 2023-05-18 at 08-10-24 Hex Screws Socket Cap Head Color Aluminum Alloy M3 6-14mm Allen Machine Bolts eBay.png

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154970937537?c ... T6EALw_wcB

[SHall1000]

There are some After Late Audio branded ones in black.

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/after- ... 805558-01/

[elxsound]

There are some After Late Audio branded ones in black.

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/after- ... 805558-01/

Those ones are a bit chunkier… bigger than Knurlies. The come free with modules purchased direct from ALA.

I didn’t like how much the screws stick out (both taller and wider).

[WatchTheGuitar]

If you do order knurlies be aware they come in M2.5 and M3 sizes and I’ve found it best to get M3 as more modules support those.

[vurt]

If you do order knurlies be aware they come in M2.5 and M3 sizes and I’ve found it best to get M3 as more modules support those.

are they for euro? surely they wouldn't be tight in the hole? isnt the m3 the diameter of the screw thread?

[WatchTheGuitar]

If you do order knurlies be aware they come in M2.5 and M3 sizes and I’ve found it best to get M3 as more modules support those.

are they for euro? surely they wouldn't be tight in the hole? isnt the m3 the diameter of the screw thread?

I think the M2.5 ones are for certain types of case racks. The M3 ones fit mine fine and will fit most modulars, M2.5 is for Make Noise skiffs and possibly some others too. The M2.5 ones may be fine for you, but I prefer a tight fit.

fnaar

[elxsound]

If you do order knurlies be aware they come in M2.5 and M3 sizes and I’ve found it best to get M3 as more modules support those.

are they for euro? surely they wouldn't be tight in the hole? isnt the m3 the diameter of the screw thread?

I think the M2.5 ones are for certain types of case racks. The M3 ones fit mine fine, M2.5 is for Make Noise skiffs and possibly some others too.

Good to know! I’ve only ordered M3 knurlies and they work perfectly.

I always toy with the idea of getting a MN skiff to replace the 4MS pods, but now I have one more reason not to do that.

[vurt]

ah i didn't know that about the make noise skiffs, the mantis are m3 but the mn skiff came fully loaded so never noticed.

[justin3am]

M2.5 used to be more common (as mentioned, Make Noise still use them) but I'm glad that most cases use M3 now, since that's what is included with most modules. Pittsburgh Modular's first round of cases used 4-40 nuts, so at one time eurorack cases could have one of three different screw sizes.
My first eurorack case was from Doepfer, who always used M3 screws but for some reason the threaded strips in my case were M2.5. So when I first started adding modules the included screws didn't fit! Analog Haven didn't carry M2.5 screws at the time but luckily my parents operated a fastener distributor, so I could get them very cheap as long as I bought in quantities of 10k. From that point I just always got the Schroff M2.5 threaded strips and whenever I built a case or bought one with sliding nuts, I'd replace them with the strips I had.

[vurt]

quantities of 10k??
just how many modules do you own???

[justin3am]

I still have a box with like ~7500 M2.5 screws somewhere.
I gave some away and lost a bunch more. I can't imagine I used more than a few hundred of them.

[vurt]

here i am worried about the cost of a couple of hundred (maybe, havent counted needs, just estimated 200 over 3 racks)

[Constructed Identity]

If I buy any more gear I'll have to buy a midi splitter