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05-06-2009, 01:08 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: fairfield
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|  buying bolts in bulk
hey guys tired of spending $5 on a pack of 10 screws at the lhs or not being able to find enough of them, even if they are in stock? i don't know how many times this has happend to me, ive even checked mcmaster carr onlyto be turned away in disgust(way to expensive) i was heading home from work the other day and for the first time i noticed a fastenal store. i went in and picked up 200 m3 screws for under $17.00 i also placed a order for 100 flathead m3 screws and 100 m3 locknuts for. this also was only $15. long story short buy or order your screws from fastenal they have the best prices ive seen by far. thats my $.02
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05-06-2009, 01:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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I'm going to be buying some organizing totes to store hardware in, and will be ordering from them.  |
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05-06-2009, 05:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA
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i bought bulk 50 packs from these guys for bout 5.00 bucks each ..............bobhttp://rtlfasteners.com/RC/index.html .... |
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05-06-2009, 05:53 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Juliet
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I buy all of my misc fasteners, delrin, aluminum, threaded rod, ect from www.mcmastercarr.com . I just ordered the following yesterday at 8am, and since I am so close to their warehouse, I had it at my office by 2pm. 100pk 3mm x 20mm socket head cap screws (black oxide) $6.24 50pk 3mm x 30mm socket head cap screws (SS 18-8 ) $3.63 100pk 3mm Zinc Plated Nylon Insert Lock Nuts $2.82 100pk 3mm Flat Washer 7mm O.D. (SS 18-8 ) $0.73 Total after TAX and Shipping: $19.25 Imagine paying for all of this at the LHS!!! For the 30mm screws I was paying $2 for 5 screws!!! For the 20mm I was paying $2 for 6 screws!!! I agree that I should support the LHS, but at this kind of savings, I am shopping smarter. Just this past weekend I re-did a pal's suspension setup...we ended up going thru at least a dozen 20mm screws as well as nuts and washers. I also built him new links from delrin and 4mm threaded rod. I think that it might have cost me $5 to help him out with everything....at LHS pricing that would have been closer to $20. I support my LHS with many purchases...but screws are not one of them. |
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05-06-2009, 06:40 AM
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| Custom Carbon Fiber   Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut :(
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McMastercar.com great bulk pricing - real quick shipping |
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05-06-2009, 09:34 AM
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| Picky Fab'r/Acetal Junky  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Desert/AJ
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I like Fastenal too...and even have one within a mile of my work...but I can never go in there and get everything I need at one time. I go in there when I am looking for one or two things I may need in a hurry for something. I don't like making multiple trips to get something as trivial as hardware. I order so much stuff from McMaster...I should be enrolled in their profit sharing program. I can get the stuff I need all at the same time on one order, both in smaller RC hardware, and 1:1 hardware. I probably have close to 5000 pieces of hardware at home from McMaster  Last edited by Offroader5; 05-06-2009 at 09:38 AM. | |
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05-06-2009, 10:29 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pa
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McMaster isn't any more expensive than Fastenal. I order from McMaster on a regualr basis and they pretty much always have everything I need. Best thing is I get my order the next day.
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05-06-2009, 01:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N.E. Mpls
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What are the most desired sizes? I plan on vendering these as building supplies so I will need a few of the common sizes.. And how would the best way to offer them... lots of 25,50 and 100???
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05-06-2009, 01:17 PM
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| DOOH!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ
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http://www.browntool.com/Default.asp...ProductID=1949 Spring closed lids, carry handle, and they stack on top of each other nicely. I have 6 of them set up with labeled bins, fast, easy and very clean.. You can even buy dividers for your less stockable parts to save room.. Oh, and Mcmaster, definitely.. | |
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05-06-2009, 01:22 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Juliet
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I like to buy M3 20mm by the 100ct pack. This is because I will cut them to the needed lenght to fit the exact location used. I buy M3 30mm in 50ct because I use them much less frequently, but there are instances that this length is required. | |
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05-06-2009, 01:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: in the basement cussing my broke ass rig
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Anyone try Grainger yet???
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05-06-2009, 01:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Fastenal is good, but the stores near me rarely have the bolts/screws I need in stock. I always get the answer "well, we can order that"....well, no shit, so can I. | |
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05-06-2009, 03:00 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: clearfield
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There is a big Fastenal store in my town... They have m3 from like 5mm long, up to 25mm long. I love that place. We also have a family business, so we get a little better price on stuff. the last stuff i bought there was m3x15mm long... around $5 for 100, and m3 locknuts were less than $3 for 100...
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05-06-2009, 03:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: N.E. Mpls
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If I put in an order big enough I can get them in stainless and 3mm x 5mm - what would be the biggest desired....I can order them in what ever length 5mm up to??? Just need a decent range of sizes 10mm 15mm 20mm 25mm and some real long.... 50 -75mm? Lemme know Im pretty sure I can offer .04 per screw/nyloc nut or reg nuts all s/s. plus shipping... |
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05-06-2009, 08:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Upper Deerfield
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That's great I have a fastenal store just opened near me, I'll have to check them out. I've been buying mine from www.MSC.com. The price is pretty good and shipping is not bad. But having a store close will be great. Thanks for the tip. |
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05-06-2009, 09:04 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: St. Cloud
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I like Fastenal, I get most of my hardware from them, if they don't have it in stock it will be there in a day or two max. The nice thing about ordering through them is that I don't pay the shipping costs and I have to pass it on my way home from work.
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05-06-2009, 10:02 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: barstow
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05-07-2009, 12:00 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SoCal
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I have had great luck with McMastercar.com as did others above me. They ship very fast, and always seem to have everything I need in stock. I'll definitely check out fastenal though... I am curious to how they compare.
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05-07-2009, 01:36 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hagerstown
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I've got an account with Imperial through work. Never check their prices but I get zip ties and wiring supplies like connectors and what not dirt cheap. Plus I can get a box of 1/4 once wheel weights for like $24 and a box of 1/2 once for like $67. I haven't stepped into a Fastenal store in a long time. Maybe I'll check out my local one. I'll have to check out this McMaster place too. Thanks for the idea could of used it a month ago. I bought 20 packs of different length screws from TSC and it wasn't cheap. |
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05-07-2009, 09:42 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Temecula
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Mickey Carr is the way to go, although I would not recommend just buying 6 ft of tool steel bar stock and nothing else. I did that and it came in a tube that I could barely snap to get it into the dumpster. They are a little more expensive but not much. If you, positively... gotta have it...the next day, go with them. If you are in the market for a Tubeaxial Fan with an explosion proof motor... go with Grainger... although I wouldnt put it past Mickey Carr to have that either. my .02 | |
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