On Saturday, October 16, 2004, at 10:05 AM, ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
> Dzus quick-acting fasteners have been made for over 60 years and the
> main plant is at West Islip, New York.
>
> A few years ago when I got mine, DFS International Inc at 407-858-9848
> was in charge of marketing and sales for Dzus. They supplied me a
> catalog, and directed me to one of their retailers, Standard Parts of
> Fort Worth, TX, 817-336-2521. Standard Parts sent me all the items I
> needed, using a credit card over the phone.
>
> The official Dzus catalog has all of their items in all of their sizes.
> This is a world-class engineering company.
>
> I have had a few of the speedshop "Dzus" fasteners, and I have been a
> little dubious whether they are genuine parts, or maybe even Asian
> reproductions. The genuine parts I got seem to be the finest quality,
> and were reasonable in price.
>
> It could well be, of course, that some speedshops do sell genuine Dzus
> fasteners. BH
Thanks, Bill - I didn't realise that there was an official Dzus source.
Yup, I've noticed some differences in quality and other parameters --
so will try to find a source that tells me from what I can choose so
it'll be my fault when things don't work as well as I want 'em to.
Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
Marquette, Michigan
(that's 'way up north)
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