On 1/7/24 10:50, Jim Franklin wrote:
> 2 years ago I sold my house and moved overseas, giving away my 25 year
> collection of assorted fateners. Now I need it back :-) Other than asking
> the local classifieds/freecycle, any thoughts on how to amass a collection
> quickly? Yesterday I paid $1 each for M8 pan head screws to mount a TV and
> today I discovered the old washers are permanently affixed to the old short
> screws and I don't have any washers <hangs head>.
I usually buy assortments from Amazon. Stainless bolts/nuts, nylock
nuts, washers, automotive clips, O-rings... It's a quick way to build up
a decent collection to have on hand. I'd use McMaster for something
that needs to be high-strength but for normal use cases, Amazon seems
fine. I replaced all the bolts and screws on my snowblower housing with
stainless versions from these assortments 6-7 years ago and they're
still in good shape.
J
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