Braxton Kyle Bensel

For my Decision Matrices, I looked at potential distributors for both my fasteners and hex-stock related equipment. While both charts use the same weighted system, they look at different sets of distributors.

Variety

Variety evaluates the extent of stock the retailer has. This may indicate availability, and also will make getting other alternatives easier if there is an issue with my initial decision.

Familiarity

Familiarity indicates how used to the vendor's website I am. Being more familiar with the website will make ordering and my life as a whole a lot easier.

Price

Price evaluates the cost of the material I wish to buy from each retailer. Keeping prices low is a big priority.

Ship Time

This evaluates the time it will take for the parts to be delivered. A long ship time may greatly delay the project.

Loyalty

Loyalty simply looks at how much I've purchased from a vendor before. This is important to me as it means I will have an easier time if issues arise but I'm familiar with the vendor.

With this Decision Matrix, it is clear that I should get fasteners from McMaster-Carr and order my hex-stock related materials from VexPro.

The first custom piece is a custom 3D printed bearing.


This is the drawing file for the 3D printed bearing. There isn't any machining to be done as it should just be shipped to the printer and made, but you can see the dimensions here.